Council Opposes Expanion of West Side Methadone Clinic
Council opposes expanion of West Side methadone clinic It's a program bitterly fought two years ago when it was started. Now, a boom in business reflects the booming opioid problem. Council members say it isn't just the location in a residential neighborhood but that drug treatment ought to be in a more … Read more on WBFO Time to Take Close Look at Family First Act And by actually creating a category of placement called “Qualified Residential Treatment Programs” (or worse, one summary of the bill says these would have the oxymoronic name Quality Residential Treatment Programs), the bill runs the risk of … Read more on Youth Today Read more... ...
How a Shot Could Change a Drug Addict's Life
How a shot could change a drug addict's life Hamon is a recovering drug addict. Instead of relying on sheer force of will to keep his urges to inject himself with drugs like oxycodone or heroin at bay, he had an appointment to receive a shot that had the potential to change his life – the … Read more on Columbus Ledger-Enquirer United Way of Blount County announces more than million in 2016 allocations In the area of health, priority is placed on access to healthcare services, mental health and prevention and treatment programs for various health issues, including substance abuse. In education, emphasis is placed on family support and training and … Read more on Maryville Daily Times Read more... ...
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Inmate Welfare Fund Reports $440000 Surplus
... Barbara County Sheriff's Inmate Welfare Fund Reports 0000 Surplus The inmate welfare fund brings in money from commissary sales, telephone calls and the like, and saw a net gain this year of more than $ 440,000. Major expenditures from the program include the Sheriff's Department's drug and alcohol treatment program, … Read more on Noozhawk Charlie Sheen has advice for Johnny Manziel Manziel spent months in a drug and alcohol treatment center last offseason and publicly apologized for his antics, but Manziel was caught drinking on video numerous times throughout the 2015 season, and was even spotted in Las Vegas on the eve of the … Read more on For The Win Read ...
His Girls Discipleship Offers Free, Low–cost Rehab to Manatee County Addicts …
His Girls Discipleship offers free, low–cost rehab to Manatee County addicts … Openings in drug addict treatment programs, with funding options available for those at low or no income, are increasingly rare in Manatee County. Centerstone Florida, the only treatment facility in the county that receives public funding to provide … Read more on Bradenton Herald Arizona State of the State Address And, if we're serious about reducing recidivism – and reversing the growth of our prison population, let's begin by building on the model already working in Pima County: a community corrections center, providing tough love and on-site drug treatment … Read more on Yumanewsnow Read more... ...
Chicago No. 1 in Heroin Use but Lags in Treatment Programs
Chicago No. 1 in heroin use but lags in treatment programs Clifton Sanchez, of the Chicago Recovery Alliance, parks the organization's silver van near Austin and Chicago avenues on the West Side. On Monday afternoon, he delivered syringes and needles to heroin addicts and offered other services such as HIV and … Read more on Chicago Sun-Times New research guards against activity tracker 'cheaters' But because activity trackers can be easily deceived, Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago researchers have designed a way to train smartphone trackers to spot the difference between fake and real activity. … “As … Read more on Drug Store News Read more... ...
In Randolph, Small-Town Culture Can Be a Barrier to Fighting Addiction
... To Fighting Addiction This story is part of State of Recovery, VPR's week-long look at the progress that's been made in fighting opiate addiction in Vermont and the problems that remain. Read more here. Not long ago, Concepcion Cruz was part of Randolph's drug problem. Read more on Vermont Public Radio Details released in fatal Northfield fire Wilder's lawyer, Kevin Lumpkin, told Judge John Conroy during a December hearing that he would be searching for a residential drug treatment program to which his client could be admitted. Wilder is jailed at the Chittenden Regional Correctional … Read more on BurlingtonFreePress.com Read ...