A Clash Over Scientology as Vote Looms on a Proposed Church-Backed Drug …
A clash over Scientology as vote looms on a proposed church-backed drug … A protest over a proposed Church of Scientology-backed drug rehab center near Camp David has blown up into an intense proxy battle in the bitter culture war over the religion. As a key Frederick County Council vote looms Tuesday, opponents of Narconon … Read more on Washington Post Demand is high, but addiction treatment business falls short BEVERLY — When it comes to the heroin epidemic, nobody disputes the notion that there is an overwhelming demand for treatment. But if the demand is so great, why haven't treatment centers been popping up like convenience stores? Experts say one … Read more on Eagle-Tribune Read more... ...
Bill to Overhaul Delivery of Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services in Prison
Bill to Overhaul Delivery of Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services in Prison This legislation takes a pragmatic and cost-effective approach to ensuring more inmates get the treatment they need while sharing the cost with the federal government so New Jersey residents don't have to bear the entire brunt of it.” The sponsors … Read more on PolitickerNJ N.J. heroin-related deaths rise for 4th straight year, up 155% since 2010 The data also show that hundreds more died from prescription drug overdoses, a sign that they remain a significant problem for New Jersey despite significant efforts to curb overprescribing. The figures come amid a flurry … A hotline administered by … Read more on NJ.com Read more... ...
Browns Notebook: Team Welcomes Top Pick Danny Shelton Back, Then Finishes …
Browns notebook: Team welcomes top pick Danny Shelton back, then finishes … Manziel spent more than 10 weeks this offseason in an inpatient rehabilitation facility specializing in alcohol and drug addiction treatment. “That's a concern,” Pettine said. “[Manziel] and I have talked. As always, our conversations will remain private. Read more on Akron Beacon Journal No smoking, please: Russian mobile health technologies “The application Smoke Free Area is already available for download and will soon begin working to its full capacity,” Ministry of Health spokesman Oleg Salagaev told RBTH. Salagaev says that the service will primarily target legal entities. The … Read more on Russia Beyond the Headlines Read more... ...
State Says Drug Treatment Center Illegally Charged Hundreds
... says drug treatment center illegally charged hundreds SALEM, Mass. (AP) – Attorney General Maura Healey says a North Andover-based drug treatment center illegally charged patients hundreds of dollars in cash for opiate addiction treatments the state's low income health program covers. Healey said a civil … Read more on Washington Times People Addicted to Opioids May Benefit from ER Drug Treatment These patients were divided into three groups: One group was referred to local addiction treatment centers, the second group was counseled for 10 minutes about addiction treatment and then referred to a treatment ...
Meridian Goes Upscale With Addiction Treatment Center
... goes upscale with addiction treatment center Following a merger in 2014, Hazelden is expanding the Betty Ford Clinic brand in California while also investing in facilities in Minnesota. There's activity elsewhere, too. "Of the nearly 22.7 million people who needed treatment for substance … Read more on Green Bay Press Gazette Aging Baby Boomers Bring Drug Habits Into Middle Age The sharp increase in overdose deaths among older adults in particular is “very concerning,” said Wilson Compton, deputy ...
Kim Williams: Pastor. Father. Husband. Addict.
Kim Williams: Pastor. Father. Husband. Addict. According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 23.1 million people ages 12 and older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem last year, but only 2.5 million received treatment at a specialty facility. About one … Read more on Winston-Salem Journal Top Canada Drug Rehabilitation Program, Sunshine Coast Health Center … The company uses its popular website to educate the public about drug rehabilitation and alcohol treatment issues, including publishing a directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs in Canada plus resources on various types of abused substances. Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release) Read more... ...
A Counteroffensive in the Heroin War
... counteroffensive in the heroin war As pastor of New Life Evangelical Baptist Church and founder and president of what is now the largest faith-based methadone treatment center in the United States, treating almost 2,000 addicted patients a day, I have been fighting this war in the … Read more on Washington Post Homeless man found dead in Tremont battled drug addiction, father says … said Friday in a phone interview with Northeast Ohio Media Group that his son might have fatally overdosed on drugs. "He was on heroin, marijuana, you name it," Bob Waler said of his son, who has been in and out of jail and treatment centers for ...