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WASHINGTON The Biden administration has earmarked $25.6 million to give entities fighting the overdose epidemic drug treatments, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told McClatchy on Tuesday. The grants are intended to make drug treatment more widely available for opioid use disorders and prescription drug abuse, …

Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors — including Conshohocken-based AmerisourceBergen — finalized nationwide agreements on Friday over their role in the opioid addiction crisis, an announcement that paves the way for $26 billion to go to of almost every state and local government in the United States. Taken …

Plans have been put on hold for a women-only drug treatment center to be run by a new faith community in West Waterford following objections from local residents. An appeal has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála against Waterford City and County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for Cladagh …

Millions of children are at risk due to an increase in heavy drinking among adults, combined with cuts to alcohol services. An estimated 2.6 million children in the UK live with at least one parent who drinks too much. An all-party parliamentary group on children of alcoholics has found excessive …

A recent decision to let people continue drug treatment while in the Sedgwick County Jail in Wichita reflects a significant shift in thinking among Kansas sheriffs’ offices that is gaining momentum. Sedgwick officials are no longer removing people from their prescriptions for medications such as buprenorphine when he is imprisoned. …

Gina was used to surprises, but this day brought a big one. “He said, ‘They actually approached me about having brain surgery for addiction,'” she recalled. “And I literally wanted to pass out on the floor.” “They” were a research team from the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, based at the University …

news, latest news, A man accused of being part of a $500,000 opal theft from Albion Park Rail has again faced court after running away from drug treatment. Lachlan Alcock, 28, was arrested in Barrack Heights on Friday afternoon after leaving Oolong House without notice the night before. He was …

By MAKAYLA HOLDER, Southern Illinois (Carbondale) CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — A drug treatment court traveled to Jackson County to help people facing drug addiction and criminal charges get their lives back, Judge Steven Bost said. “The beauty of this program is that it’s been researched, studied, and studied, and it …

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ST. PAUL, Minnesota — — The Minnesota Wild have found a new balance this season. Goals come from all over the lineup, an all-encompassing vibe that starts in the locker room and continues on the ice. Connor Dewar scored his first career goal and added an assist when Nico Sturm …

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $3.7 million to expand evidence-based addiction prevention services across New York State. The funding has been awarded to providers in each of New York State’s ten economic development regions and will support prevention providers whose services have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 …

Close up top view of people sitting in a circle talking. Inpatient addiction treatment centers in Houston are experiencing staffing shortages and other problems due to the omicron variant. The Cheyenne Center added plexiglass barriers to protect patients and counselors and until recently could not allow anyone from outside the …

With the surge in coronavirus infections in Massachusetts, some addiction and mental health treatment programs are particularly affected. Many are reverting to the policies put in place at the start of the pandemic, such as telemedicine. Some have stopped accepting new patients altogether. The High Point Treatment Center, headquartered in …

The drugs approved by the FDA, which include buprenorphine, are considered the gold standard for the treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD). Yet only 1 in 9 people with OUD receive these drugs, which are highly regulated by the federal government. After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Drug …

APEX Recovery of San Diego is proud to announce its new Chairman of the Board: Michael Cartwright APEX is proud to announce its new Chairman of the Board: Michael Cartwright ” – Dr Matthieu Bruhin SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, January 2, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ – APEX Recovery is a state-of-California …

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that California will require healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Never miss an update: download the News Channel 3 app here. Details on the requirements were limited. Newsom said there would be more information available on Wednesday in an official announcement. CA will require …

Prescribing methadone for heroin addiction in prisons must be replaced by “abstinence-based methods,” Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said. The new measures are proposed in the White Paper on the Prison Strategy for England and Wales, to tackle drug addiction in the prison population. In a review done for the government, …

The non-alcoholic beverage industry has exploded last year as consumers spend alcohol-filled nights prioritized for their health and well-being. While some people cut back completely, others turn to drinks that taste like their favorite drinks, but not alcoholic. Once considered a passing, if not mocking, trend, wine, beer and more …

The surge in drug overdose deaths this year and last has sparked concern among many researchers, doctors and health officials about drug abuse and addiction, as well as a growing trend among overdose victims which seems to indicate a new and different wave of the opioid epidemic. While the loneliness …

BUENOS AIRES, Nov.22 (Reuters) – Mavys Alvarez, a Cuban who had a relationship with football star Diego Maradona two decades ago, told a press conference on Monday that the Argentine player raped her when she was a teenager and “stole her childhood.” Alvarez, now 37, testified last week in a …

With its proposed special purpose acquisition company just days away from shareholder approval, Pear Therapeutics is already preparing for its future as a publicly traded company. After successfully leading three of his digital therapies through the FDA clearance process, Pear’s attention is now focused on bringing his next virtual treatment …

CATLETTSBURG, Ky. – 18 years ago Matt Bailey decided college wasn’t for him, so he enlisted in the United States Army. What would you like to know Addiction Recovery Care is a rehabilitation center in central and eastern Kentucky CRA Helps Veterans With No-Cost Drug Treatment Programs Matt Bailey celebrated …

YANKTON, SD (AP) – As a nine-year addict, Keri Curtis chose to stay away from her children rather than let them see how much she had fallen. She lived on the streets, moving from place to place. She found herself trapped in abusive relationships and toxic people, also describing herself …

Almost overnight, the norm that people in Massachusetts once knew for attending school, going to work, meeting friends and family, was reversed. The pandemic has brought an end to statewide closures, social distancing and mask warrants, and daily life – including school and extracurricular activities -. Reality was now only …

With a new courtroom and treatment center soon to be operational at Suffolk County Jail, several doctors and political leaders are coming together to oppose the plan. Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins is setting up a makeshift courtroom and treatment center in his prison to care for those living in …

A doctor in Grosse Pointe Shores was sentenced Thursday to one year and one day in prison for selling large amounts of hydrocodone and diazepam, the generic equivalents of Vicodin and Valium, to a woman who was his friend. Salvatore Cavaliere, 58, has been sentenced by U.S. District George Caram …

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee enacted a bill on Sept. 28 that reduces the cost of possession for personal use of certain controlled substances, from felonies to misdemeanors. The new law applies to amounts of 10 grams or less and includes fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. Attorney General Peter Neronha has …

Over two years ago, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain announced an innovative idea to help people in the community struggling with drug addiction. The plan calls for leasing 25,000 square feet of space in the sheriff’s compound to a drug treatment provider. The private entity would then transform two floors …

California to test contingency management program Finding a solution to the growing number of methamphetamine-related overdose deaths and associated public health costs has been a major focus of California law in recent months. A bill proposed by State Senator Scott Weiner, Senate Bill 110, suggested that an incentive-based treatment program …

Data from a nationally representative survey indicates that in 2019, nearly three-quarters of American adults who reported having consumed buprenorphine did not abuse the drug in the past 12 months. In addition, the abuse of buprenorphine in people with opioid use disorders tended to decline between 2015 and 2019, despite …

CLEVELAND – So many prescription pain relievers were distributed in Lake County, Ohio, between 2012 and 2016, that the amount was equivalent to 265 tablets for each resident. Just south, the flood of prescription opioids over the same period amounted to 400 pills for every inhabitant of Trumbull County. Lawyers …

How Can Psychiatrists Improve Drug Addiction Treatment in Black and Pediatric Patients? The high-profile death of 54-year-old actor Michael K. Williams confirmed to be due to an overdose of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl,1 was a sobering reminder that the opioid crisis is far from a problem limited to white Americans, …

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – This is on behalf of the department, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reintegration. But an audit just released by Arizona’s auditor general said the department needs to work on the rehabilitation part. The bureau’s analysis looked at data on inmates between January 2017 …

COSTA MESA, California, September 27, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Fentanyls, the synthetic opioids responsible for the majority of drug overdoses, are appearing more and more in Western countries. United States. Addiction experts warn it could accelerate overdose deaths in the region. They urge those struggling with addiction to seek …

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Release) – As federal grant funding ends, state efforts to prevent prescription drug and opioid-related overdoses and deaths are evolving but continuing, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The WDH Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPP) first received the Grant to Prevent Prescription Drug / Opioid Overdose-Related …

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WKRN) – A six-month investigation by Metro Police and Brentwood Police has resulted in a man behind bars. The man is now accused of selling life-threatening drugs to dozens of homeless people. Narcotics investigators say Randall Merryman operated and lived in three motel rooms in a Charlotte Pike …

More than 200 men are seen crammed into a single locked room with only two bathrooms at the Wat Tha Phut Rat Bamrung drug rehabilitation center in the Dan Makhamtia district of Kanchanaburi. They are waiting for army trucks to take them to Khao Chon Kai training camp in Muang …

HOUGHTON – One of the goals of Keweenaw County Sheriff Curt Pennala’s concept for the Mental Health Presentation in Eagle River on May 27, 2021, was to help the public better understand mental health, to begin to eliminate the social stigma regarding mental health. disease and those who want or …

Company Named # 1 Addiction Treatment Provider in Florida for Two Consecutive Years DEERFIELD BEACH, Florida, September 20, 2021 / PRNewswire / – WhiteSands Treatment Center (“WhiteSands” or the “Company”), a leading provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health and addiction treatment services, announced today that the Company was named …

A woman from north Belfast is on a mission to help others after battling the alcoholism that led to her admission to rehab. Sian McClean has now been sober for 15 months and has started a full-time class at Belfast Met at the Titanic Quarter, which is very proud of …

PAOLA – Residents of Paola who live near the former Ursuline Sisters campus learned more details about a planned detox center in the area during a briefing on Monday, August 23. About 20 local residents attended the meeting, which took place inside the city-owned Paola Community Center on the former …

Breadcrumb Links Chroniclers Author of the article: Mike Ellis The safe consumption site at the Sheldon Chumir Center in downtown Calgary on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Photo by Darren Makowichuk /Postmedia Content of the article Drug addiction is a disease that continues to impact our communities. Opioid addiction, in particular, …

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole on Sunday proposed a “compassionate” plan to tackle the opioid crisis, seeing it as a national emergency to help those battling drug addiction. During a campaign stop at a drug addiction rehab center in New Westminster, B.C., O’Toole said 17 deaths of Canadians each day were …

Hackney’s health boss, Cllr Chris Kennedy, has welcomed the increased funding. Photography: Hackney’s Advice Hackney Council is set to spend £ 1million to tackle the effects of substance abuse, thanks to a government program aimed at reducing the number of drug-related deaths in the UK. The district is one of …

Of the nearly 200 responses received for children under the age of 18, 80% responded that they wanted more prevention information to be available in Wagoner County, Salichs said. Almost 60% of those surveyed said they got information about substance use and prevention from Google, YouTube and movies; and 33% …

Support is available: That was the underlying message of a workshop Thursday at Hand in Hand Support, a halfway house in Windsor for people struggling with substance abuse. Dozens of residents of the home gathered to discuss the trauma and stigma surrounding drug addiction. They also had the opportunity to …

The Wyoming legislature’s puzzling cuts to mental health and addiction treatment budgets will hurt some of the state’s most vulnerable residents – and increase costs to the state – for years to come. Access to behavioral health assistance was already scarce in Wyoming. Then, the pandemic intensified the needs while …

The increase in methamphetamine use in western North Carolina affects the “misery index,” even though the death rate is lower than that of opioids. through Christian Green for Carolina Public Press, July 13, 2021 As the opioid crisis hit many rural areas in the state, the proliferation of methamphetamine struggling …

Drug overdoses in Tennessee increased in the COVID-19 pandemic year of 2020. Agencies providing drug treatment are moving forward with recovery programs, members of the Greene County Anti-Drug Coalition said Thursday. More than 20 members of the coalition met in person for the first time in more than 16 months …

Program focused on the development and delivery of new treatments for substance abuse and behavioral addictions Toronto, Ontario – (Newsfile Corp. – July 14, 2021) – Awakn Life Sciences Corp. (NEO: AWKN) (Awakn), a biotechnology company with clinical operations developing and supplying psychedelic drugs to better treat addiction, has announced …

From the steps of the Capitol, many supporters watched Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley speak about the problems facing the state. SACRAMENTO, Calif .– California Republican Assembly Member Kevin Kiley has embarked on the Capitol Hill campaign to claim he is the one for the job as he races to the …

Two important bills drafted by the state to help those recovering from drug addiction problems and their families received unanimous approval in the State House and Senate and were enacted by Governor Tom Wolf. One of these new laws, introduced by state officials Eric R. Nelson, Westmoreland County R-57, and …

CESO – Roman Catholic Bishop Robert Deeley will present a Matthew 25 Award and accompanying grant to Good Shepherd Parish during a 10:30 a.m. mass at Most Holy Trinity Church, located at 271 Main Street in Saco, Sunday July 25. are welcome. Presented by the Parish Social Ministry program of …

Ed Mahon / Spotlight PA Ed Mahon comes to PA Post’s Spotlight PA, where he has covered politics and state politics, has produced radio articles that have aired on public media stations statewide and in newspapers NPR Nationals, and co-wrote a weekday newsletter. Prior to joining PA Post, Ed worked …

American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was set to star at the Tokyo Olympics this month, could miss the Games after testing positive for marijuana. Richardson, 21, won the women’s 100 meters at the US track and field trials in Oregon last month, but her positive test automatically invalidated her result …

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) – A 16-year prison sentence was handed down Wednesday against a northwest Indiana man who pleaded guilty to two counts of dependent negligence resulting in grievous bodily harm in the drowning of her two sons. Levi Patillo, 4, and Evan Patillo, 2, did not respond when …

Drug addicts infected with HIV or hepatitis C find it difficult to rehabilitate in Sangrur because drug rehab centers push them back due to these illnesses. Four of those people who, with the help of a local NGO, reached the Sangrur Red Cross drug rehab center on Tuesday were denied …

CHARLESTON, Va. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia on Friday filed a lawsuit against a law that would institute strict requirements on needle exchange programs in the state. Republican Governor Jim Justice signed the bill in April despite objections from critics who said it would restrict …

For founders and investors of startups focused on addiction recovery, their attraction to space often begins with a personal story. Subscribe to Daily Crunchbase Stephen hays, a mental health-focused venture capitalist, attributes his motivation to find and fund new treatment approaches in part to his own struggles with alcoholism. Years …

Dr Ruth Potee, a leading voice among groups working to stem the tide of opioid and heroin overdoses, plans to run a new methadone treatment center in Place Aubuchon on the Athol-Orange line which could open in September. Speaking to the Athol Selectboard last week to introduce herself, Potee explained …

About one in 30 Australians (or 3.4% of the population) have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet it remains a poorly understood and strongly stigmatized disorder. Our new paper, who reviews research on community attitudes toward ADHD, found that misconceptions are common and affect the way people with ADHD are …

Physician Assistant Sarah Martin sits at the front desk of Ideal Option, a drug-assisted addiction treatment clinic in Juneau. (Kavitha George / KTOO) Doctors in Alaska have obtained temporary state permission to use telehealth to prescribe a controlled, but life-saving drug used to treat opioid addiction. State officials say they …

In May 2019, two people were seen for alcoholism at The Doorway, a referral center for drug treatment in Keene. Last month, that number rose to 25, echoing a national increase in alcohol use amid the COVID-19 pandemic and adding, locally, to the need for drug treatment facilities. “People have …

The brother of a South Carolina man who overdosed in a Super 8 last summer is suing the Lantana motel and drug rehab center where the 26-year-old was being treated. Daniel Aldrich, representing his brother Tyler’s estate, claims neglect of the motel and comprehensive wellness centers led to his death. …

Last week, more than a third of state prison doctors signed a petition opposing a correctional service policy on Suboxone, a drug commonly used to treat opioid use disorders. The 138 doctors said that while they support the authorization of drugs for opioid use disorders in incarcerated people, they are …

Middle ground Protesters who came out on Wednesday came out for different reasons, but eventually found common ground. As activists from ACT UP and Philadelphia Housing Action came to oppose the planned sweep, local residents urged homeless people to go to shelters and seek drug treatment. “You cannot leave your …

The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) will receive more than $ 94 million in additional federal grants to increase addiction and mental health services over the next four years, as the state responds to a increased demand caused by the covid19 pandemic. OBH worked with …

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania remains one of the states hardest hit by the opioid crisis. The focus is on people with substance abuse disorders, but their children are also deeply affected. Representative Clint Owlett recently sponsored a law to help these children, and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously approved …

Dodge County provides an additional service to prevent people struggling with drug addiction from falling through the cracks and getting deeper into addiction. The Alternative Treatment Program has recently been added to the list of available treatment options. Pictured left to right: Alisha Nelson, Director of the Dodge County Treatment …

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Money from marijuana purchases will now help pay for addiction-related resources. East Lansing City Council has passed a resolution that would allocate a portion of the recreational marijuana taxes to provide resources for those struggling with drug addiction. East Lansing Mayor Aaron Stephens said: “It’s just …

We have been your lifeline during the pandemic, the economic fallout, the wildfires, the protests and the elections. Support us with a tax deductible donation. In her Voice of OC community opinion piece, 5/2/21, Lorri Galloway categorically states, “Drug abuse is the most definite cause of homelessness.” She doesn’t cite …

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In February, the Washington Supreme Court rejected the state’s drug possession law, triggering a legislative response intended to direct people to treatment. But in Yakima County, the prosecutor, two judges and the chief public defender said it would also mean the system would likely be overwhelmed with people having their …

In February, the Washington Supreme Court rejected the state’s drug possession law, triggering a legislative response intended to direct people to treatment. But in Yakima County, the prosecutor, two judges and the chief public defender said it would also mean the system would likely be overwhelmed with people having their …

The death of another youth on Vancouver Island from an alleged drug overdose has renewed the call for more resources and treatment options for teens. Bella Jones, 17, died last week in Nanaimo. She had been living on the streets since the age of 13 and had long struggled with …

Bobby Ryan wants to be part of the future of the Detroit Red Wings, and not just because he feels robbed in the present. Ryan enters the offseason determined to rehabilitate his right triceps, which required end-of-season surgery shortly after playing his last game on March 28. At 34, Ryan …

PHOENIX – The United States comes from checked in its highest number of overdose deaths ever in 12 months – a grim milestone that highlights the weight of the coronavirus pandemic on the protracted opioid epidemic, as well as the need for additional solutions. At the federal and state levels, …

Health workers with legal prescribing privileges once again obtained revised federal guidelines making it easier for them to help addicts to strong opioid pain relievers by prescribing buprenorphine, another strong medicine. This action could be beneficial in tackling the opioid abuse and drug overdose crisis that has diminished in recent …

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee – (BUSINESS WIRE) – May 5, 2021 – Kentucky ranked third among states with the largest increase in drug overdose deaths in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic according to new federal data. Responding directly to this urgent need, Spero Health, a national leader in providing care …