Controversial plan for Hillsborough drug rehab center called off
HILLSBOROUGH — A proposed drug rehab facility unpopular with residents has been withdrawn from planning board consideration by the applicant. Harding Corona LLC has withdrawn its application for a residential drug rehabilitation center on Route 206, …
Read more on The Star-Ledger – NJ.com

Rehab center for drug addicts underway
Rehab center for drug addicts underway … It said that a considerable number of these addicts hail from Punjab as easy availability of heroin at low cost in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a strong pull factor for these addicts. These addicts should not be …
Read more on The News International

It's a good time for the Golden Globes
Yes, her headquarters are situated between a gaudy gay bar and drug rehab center. But the association is also not trying to pass the Globes off as something terribly serious, she said. "It's a party, and that's it," she said. the new York Times …
Read more on TODAYonline

Rehab program hosting drug abuse symposium
A local substance abuse rehab program is planning a drug use seminar in Simi Valley aimed at curbing the number of young lives lost to addiction. “We have an epidemic right now,” said Cary Quashen, founder of Action Family Counseling and Action …
Read more on Simi Valley Acorn

DC to Combine Mental Health and Drug Treatment Agencies Into New …
The District will blend its Department of Mental Health and a Department of Health office devoted to combatting substance abuse into a new, consolidated agency, Mayor Vince Gray said today. The Department of Behavioral Health, which will begin …
Read more on DCist.com

Report: Invest in Drug Treatment Instead of Punishment
Instead of throwing drug addicts in jail, the state should invest more money in substance abuse treatment, says a report issued Thursday by the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, which adds that the move could provide millions of dollars in savings and …
Read more on Texas Tribune

Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
It also covers Suboxone medication treatment, and a new waiver program lauded by Kentucky leaders will pay for outpatient addiction treatment for 5,800 people. Most states do more. A survey by the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse …
Read more on USA TODAY

Chat2Recovery.com Offers Innovative Online Substance Abuse Treatment in …
The program consists of twice weekly group therapy sessions conducted pseudonymously online, some individual sessions with a counselor, and emergency access to counseling staff. Clients can choose whether they would prefer their individual … Chat 2 …
Read more on SBWire (press release)

Texas' largest addiction–treatment nonprofits merge
The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston, the largest nonprofit provider of outpatient drug and alcohol addiction treatment services in Texas, has merged with Austin Recovery. The Austin entity is the largest nonprofit provider of residential drug and …
Read more on Houston Business Journal (blog)

Study shows troubling racial disparities in completion of alcohol and drug …
"Our findings show troubling racial disparities in the completion of alcohol and drug abuse programs, and they point specifically to socioeconomic barriers that make it difficult for minority groups to access and sustain treatment," said Brendan …
Read more on News-Medical.net

Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
Most states do more. A survey by the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors says Kentucky is one of seven states that don't provide overall Medicaid coverage for even the minimum level of treatment. Some legislators say they …
Read more on USA TODAY

Question by : How many addicts successfully recover from drug addiction?
Those rehab places seem like a revolving door. What percentage of drug addicts who’ve been addicted to hard drugs for at least one year successfully recover from their addiction the rest of their lives?

Best answer:

Answer by applesk8er
1 in 6

What do you think? Answer below!

Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
That philosophy fuels Oregon's nationally reputed system of addiction care that officials, health experts and treatment professionals say provides lessons for Kentucky as it struggles with a crippling prescription drug-abuse problem and an overwhelmed …
Read more on USA TODAY

US Approves Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment
It is also the first designed as part of a combination therapy to treat adults infected with drug-resistant pulmonary TB, when other treatments are unavailable. The new drug works by blocking an enzyme the disease pathogen needs to spread throughout …
Read more on Voice of America

Treatment centers lack funding to help drug addiction
(WYMT) – Officials say prescription drug abuse is leading the drug epidemic. They say treating the addiction is key, but limited funding for treating substance abuse is making … Both law enforcement and officials at the treatment centers say just …
Read more on WKYT