Mentally Ill, Addicts Being Denied Inpatient Treatment, Group Testifies
People in New Jersey are being wrongly denied insurance for inpatient treatment for substance abuse and mental illnesses, putting them in the position of choosing between paying for highly expensive care or being put on the streets, a group of patients …
Read more on NJ Spotlight

Yolo County agencies work to treat meth addiction
Yolo County contracts out substance abuse treatment services to various health care providers. For inpatient substance abuse treatment, services are provided at residential facilities such as Cache Creek Lodge and Fourth and Hope, both in Woodland.
Read more on Daily Democrat

Is Australia's Addiction Treatment Model Failing Australians?
The Cabin Chiang Mai, Asia's foremost rehab centre, will be conducting free workshops on the latest addiction treatment methods that demonstrate the merits of inpatient treatment on August 20th in Brisbane, August 22nd in Sydney, August 27th in …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
Part of the problem may have been with the rehab program itself; research suggests that many programs don't take advantage of available medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), don't provide talk therapy program that have been …
Read more on TIME (blog)

Cory Monteith: Why Didn't Rehab Work?
For those just beginning a new life, addiction counselors say ongoing support groups and sober living facilities – in which recovering addicts live together in a drug-and-alcohol-free environment – are both key. "Most people have a problem and they go …
Read more on People Magazine

Evidence of Heroin Addiction on the Rise
New Jersey's system of drug and alcohol prevention and treatment will understand that there often must be an element of coercion in order to see that addicts who are in and out of hospitals and jails at great cost to society, are instead ushered into …
Read more on NJ.com (blog)

Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital substance abuse program to close
The 21-bed inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit and the outpatient program at Saint Joseph's Hospital serves about 1,000 patients from all over Wisconsin each year. Saint Joseph's Hospital will work with other local health care organizations …
Read more on Wausau Daily Herald

Dan Kelly's Korner: Sister's name lives on in gift of treatment
One of the reasons Brenda's addiction lingered so long into her adult life may have been that she could not afford to pay for the high-quality residential treatment she needed. Sometimes 30 days in a haven safe from drugs and alcohol and the people and …
Read more on Reading Eagle

Roxbury dentist admits prescribing painkiller for reasons that were 'not medical'
Judge Stuart Minkowitz gave Jupiter permission to leave New Jersey on June 24 to receive inpatient treatment at the Ranch, an addiction recovery center in Nunnelly, Tenn. The facility's website says it treats alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders …
Read more on NJ.com

Pr. William restores jail substance abuse treatment program
Prince William County supervisors restored the regional jail's substance abuse treatment program Tuesday after weeks of lobbying from top law enforcement officials, judges and social service advocates. Supervisors had cut the drug DORM (Drug Offender …
Read more on Washington Post

Substance–abuse treatment program goals bring Republican Chris Christie …
The New Jersey Republican governor appeared on Wednesday with former Garden State governor Jim McGreevey, a Democrat, at a local jail to meet with a group of incarcerated women participating in a substance-abuse-treatment program. RELATED: JIM …
Read more on New York Daily News

Pregnant teen admissions for substance abuse treatment to face greater …
A new report shows that among the approximately 57,000 teenage female (ages 12 to 19) substance abuse treatment admissions each year, about 2,000 (4 percent) involve pregnant teens. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's …
Read more on News-Medical.net

Heroin Addiction Treatment and Rehab Announced by Recovery Associates …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
Read more on PR Web (press release)

Substance-abuse treatment program goals bring Republican Chris Christie …
The New Jersey Republican governor appeared on Wednesday with former Garden State governor Jim McGreevey, a Democrat, at a local jail to meet with a group of incarcerated women participating in a substance-abuse-treatment program. RELATED: JIM …
Read more on New York Daily News

Pregnancy adds challenge for teens treated for drug abuse
THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Half of pregnant teens in substance-abuse treatment programs used alcohol or drugs in the month before they entered treatment. And nearly 20 percent used drugs or alcohol on a daily basis during that month, …
Read more on WOWK

Pregnancy Adds Challenge for Teens Treated for Drug Abuse, Report Says
THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Half of pregnant teens in substance-abuse treatment programs used alcohol or drugs in the month before they entered treatment. And nearly 20 percent used drugs or alcohol on a daily basis during that month, …
Read more on WebMD

Substance–abuse treatment program goals bring Republican Chris Christie …
The New Jersey Republican governor appeared on Wednesday with former Garden State governor Jim McGreevey, a Democrat, at a local jail to meet with a group of incarcerated women participating in a substance-abuse-treatment program. RELATED: JIM …
Read more on New York Daily News