Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse’
#CAHungerStrike newspaper #PBHungerStrike #solitary
Image by Steve Rhodes
PDF
striketheprisons.com/post/55224659123/chisparoja-download…
prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com
Op-ed by Shane Bauer in LA Times
www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bauer-priso…
www.shanebauer.net/portfolio/no-way-out/
Jack Conway: Settlement against drug firms must fund Ky. drug treatment
When I was elected your attorney general six years ago, I made stopping prescription drug abuse one of my top priorities. I created Kentucky's first statewide prescription drug task force and helped craft landmark legislation that has shut down half of …
Read more on Lexington Herald Leader
Chelsea Substance Abuse Treatment Center Moving to FiDi, Angering Residents
DNAinfo/Irene Plagianos. FINANCIAL DISTRICT — A longtime Chelsea substance abuse treatment center is moving to the Financial District this month, leaving some residents worried it will hurt the community. Exponents, a voluntary, outpatient facility …
Read more on DNAinfo
The Cost of Addiction in Maine
In that same State report, dollars invested in substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery is just 3.3% of total costs. The State Office for Substance Abuse cites studies that show for every $ 1 invested in treatment, there is $ 7 cost offsets …
Read more on Bangor Daily News
Bluefield Recovery offers UNC, Duke students drug-, alcohol-free housing
Becky Georgi and her husband Jeff Georgi are the managers of Bluefield Recovery Center, a new residential substance abuse recovery center that will serve Duke and UNC college students. The center opened in July 2013 and expects to start moving in …
Read more on Chapel Hill News
Long Beach Substance Abuse Foundation offers hope to addicts
Sixteen years later, at the age of 55, he is the marketing director of the Substance Abuse Foundation, a place where he met his wife, Kathy Romo, executive director of the 25-year-old nonprofit recovery center located at 3125 E. Seventh St. “If you …
Read more on Long Beach Press-Telegram
Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Clinic Accepts New Patients Who Are …
Northbound Treatment Services offers both a secular and Christian drug rehab center with a unique substance abuse treatment program that provides both residential inpatient and outpatient care. Christian based drug rehab programs may help people …
Read more on SBWire (press release)
Court roundup: Driver ordered to substance abuse treatment
CHARLESTON — Substance abuse treatment was ordered for a woman who admitted driving without a valid driver's license after drinking and using marijuana. Melissa M. Jefferies, 36, for whom court records list an address of 721 N. First Division St., …
Read more on Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
New Substance Abuse Helpline Assists Teens in Oneida Find Rehab Programs
Admitting to a drug or alcohol addiction is the first step to making a recovery. But for many addicts, knowing where to go for help can also be a challenge. It's even more difficult for teenagers. Fortunately, young adults struggling with substance …
Read more on PR Web (press release)
Drug settlement money to fund addiction treatment
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky's drug treatment programs, overstretched by a host of dependency woes, will get a $ 32 million infusion from settlements with two pharmaceutical companies, Attorney General Jack Conway said Monday. Flanked by the governor …
Read more on The State
Drug settlement money to fund addiction treatment in Kentucky
(AP) – Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway says the state's substance abuse treatment programs will get a $ 32 million infusion of funding from settlements with two pharmaceutical companies. Conway said Monday that almost $ 19 million will be used to …
Read more on WPSD Local 6
AG announces million for drug addiction treatment
FRANKFORT – Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that more than $ 32 million recovered in settlements with two pharmaceutical companies will be used throughout Kentucky to expand substance abuse treatment, including opiate addictions.
Read more on The Floyd County Times
SLC facility helping youths fight addiction
Jurgela is the CEO and founder of The Utah House, a program that helps kids like the 16-year-old boy deal with issues ranging from substance abuse to mental health. It's a new program, and, according to Jurgela, one that grew out of her time as a …
Read more on Salt Lake Tribune
Bevco to Help De-addiction Drive
Half the profit made by the Kerala State Beverages Corporation Ltd (Bevco) will go to de-addiction centres, Excise Minister K Babu said here on Thursday. He said that the government would not allow any more liquor outlets in the state. Babu was …
Read more on The New Indian Express
New Helpline Assists Teens in Finding Help for Addiction
Teenagers who struggle with substance abuse and addiction often do not know where or how to get help in becoming sober. The Easthampton Adolescent Rehab Helpline has been created to give teens a reliable source of information on overcoming …
Read more on PR Web (press release)
HEALTH: New Port Centre marks 25th anniversary of providing residential …
This year marks a quarter century of providing residential addiction recovery services. “Addiction by its nature can be devastating for individuals and families,” said Dwayne Mountney, Manager of Residential Treatment. “Our team is here to help people …
Read more on Bullet News Niagara
Remedies plans to move domestic violence, addiction services east in Rockford
ROCKFORD – Remedies Renewing Lives has outgrown its downtown location and plans to build a new facility further east for its domestic violence and substance abuse treatment programs. The agency started nearly 60 years ago in Rockford but has called …
Read more on Rockford Register Star