As Peter Young Center drug rehab closes, doctor plans wellness center
Empty for now: The Peter Young Center, perched on the hill above the village of Altamont, closed its drug and alcohol rehabilitation program last week, and the 69,000-square-foot building sits empty. A local doctor, John Malfetano, hopes to turn the …
Read more on The Altamont Enterprise

LePage's drug-crackdown bill gets bipartisan backing, money for treatment
AUGUSTA –– The fortunes of Gov. Paul LePage's drug enforcement bill have brightened following a bipartisan committee vote that reduced the cost of the proposal while adding funding for treatment programs. Lawmakers on the Legislature's Criminal voted …
Read more on Press Herald

Treat, don't jail, drug-addicted mothers-to-be
Last year, lawmakers passed the Safe Harbor Act to give pregnant women incentives to enter treatment programs, including a guarantee that they won't lose custody of their newborn solely because of drug use. In the year since Safe Harbor took effect …
Read more on The Tennessean

Example of the Throwaway Culture of Pope Francis: Aborted Babies Burned for …
This foundational vision informs the Christian position concerning the respect for every human life whether that life be found in the first home of the womb, a wheelchair, a jail cell, a hospital room, a hospice, a senior center, a soup kitchen or on a …
Read more on Catholic Online

Peak 7 Adventures on wet, wild mission to help underprivileged youth
The clientele ranges from youths of low-income families to street kids and drug and alcohol addicts completing rehabilitation. Like the leaders Peak 7 trains … “Our staff's made up of Christians, but we're not Bible thumpers with the people we work …
Read more on The Spokesman Review

Recovery Keys Intensive Outpatient Addiction Treatment Program IOP includes …
Recovery Keys' programs for both drug and alcohol addiction are abstinence-focused and 12 Step-based. They combine medical science with time-tested spiritual principles to help each individual unlock his/her own pathway to recovery. All patients …
Read more on Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

Stepping Stones Recovery Center Announces New Curriculum for Drug and …
Until recently, Drug treatment centers have depended upon process groups for treatment of addiction to alcohol and drugs. This new standard will revolutionize the drug and alcohol addiction treatment field. The Intensive Outpatient Program at SSRC …
Read more on PR.com (press release)

Zander Welton Wins Arizona Medical-Marijuana Extracts Case
I asked my doctors to prescribe medical marijuana, but they refuse because the say it is "untested", and they say they will refuse to treat me if I go elsewhere. I am physically addicted to benzo's and opiates that are as strong as heroin. I have to …
Read more on Phoenix New Times (blog)

Religious Freedom Goes Too Far
If all this reminds you of the anti-anti-discrimination bill recently vetoed by the governor of Arizona and other such “license to discriminate” bills popping up all over the country, you are paying attention. These cases about … But a Hobby Lobby …
Read more on Daily Beast

Back2Basics Drug and Alcohol Rehab Hosts Discussion Panel at Northern …
… at Northern Arizona University. Back2Basics addiction treatment center selects a few former residents to speak at a NAU-hosted panel. … Back2Basics graduates share their stories this week at Northern Arizona University. What I find typically can …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Opiate overdose reversal drug program to be available to community members
Meanwhile, ACR Health also offers recovery readiness programs free of charge, including referrals to drug and alcohol treatment, case management, HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infection educational information, harm reduction supplies, HIV …
Read more on WatertownDailyTimes.com

Porter County Substance Abuse Council works for a drug-free Porter County
For the past 25 years, the Porter County Substance Abuse Council has made it their mission to reduce youth and adult substance abuse by assessing for, promoting through, and educating about effective community-based programs. Director Beatrice Owen …
Read more on nwitimes.com

Man Headed To Rehab Disrupts JetBlue Flight
In fact, he was headed to Florida to check into a drug and alcohol treatment center. His on-board ruse was simply a bid to score some free booze. After downing three drinks, Koshinsky (pictured at right) became volatile and disruptive. As detailed in a …
Read more on The Smoking Gun