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Truck crashes into addiction center day before opening
The opening of Pathway to Recovery, an addiction treatment center in Taunton, Mass., was forced to be pushed back after a truck crashed into its waiting room right before opening day, according to an Aug. 17 report from Taunton Daily Gazette. -
West Virginia mental health center receives grant to support addiction treatment services
Southern Highlands Mental Health in Princeton, W.V., is one of five grant recipients in the state to support programs focused on opioid addiction and specifically newborns facing opioid withdrawal, The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported Aug. 15. -
10 most expensive rehab centers in the US
It costs over $2,150 per day to stay at the most expensive rehabilitation center in the U.S. -
Lawsuit filed against addiction recovery center after 3 patient deaths
A lawsuit has been filed against the Praxis Landmark Recovery Center in Mishawaka, Ind., following three patients' deaths within the last month, according to a July 27 report from NBC affiliate WNDU. -
Pathway Society receives $6.5M for San Jose detox center
Substance use treatment nonprofit Pathway Society has received a $6.4 million grant to open a detox center in San Jose, Calif., NBC affiliate KNTV reported July 27. -
Addiction Recovery Care's unique approach to addiction treatment
Kentucky recently ranked first in adult access to mental health, but fourth in drug overdose rates across the United States. Among the organizations addressing this disparity is Addiction Recovery Care, which offers the full continuum of addiction treatment across its 19 residential centers and 11 outpatient centers. Its first 40-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital on the way. -
6 new programs, grants for substance use disorder treatment
Here are six addiction treatment updates Becker's has reported on in July: -
Delaware consortium approves $10M to address opioid crisis
The Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium has approved the distribution of $10 million to 38 organizations addressing the opioid crisis in the state, Delaware Public Media reported July 18. -
Gambling addiction services added to Michigan mental health and substance use center
Lakeview Behavioral Health, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based mental health and substance use treatment center, will begin treating patients with gambling addictions, according to a July 13 report from an ABC affiliate WDIO. -
Palm Point Behavioral Health launches substance use detox program
Florida-based Palm Point Behavioral Health has opened a substance use detox program at its Titusville location, according to a July 14 report from Florida Today. -
‘Luxury’ substance use treatment center opens on California coast
Discovery Behavioral Health, a treatment center network specializing in substance use and eating disorders based in Irvine, Calif., opened a new residential facility, Horizon Hills, in Malibu, Calif. -
New York behavioral health agency receives $300K grant from opioid settlements
The Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health, based in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., received a state-awarded grant of $306,250 to support underserved populations struggling with addiction, according to a July 9 report from Mid Hudson News. -
Geisinger receives $2.3M grant to improve care for substance use patients
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health has received a $2.38 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to expand its substance use disorder services. -
Drug overdose deaths, state-by-state breakdown
Here are the states ranked by the drug overdose mortality rate per 100,000 people, according to the CDC: -
AHA issues letter on reauthorization of the SUPPORT Act, adds policy recommendations
The American Hospital Association sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 14expressing support for the reauthorization of programs in the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 and offering policy recommendations. -
Sexual minority adults more likely to struggle with substance use
Lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals are more likely to struggle with substance use, according to a recent report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. -
Top opioid prescriber in New York gets 3 years prison
Former New York physician Frank Parasmo, MD, was sentenced to three years in prison on 32 counts of unlawfully distributing oxycodone, the Justice Department said May 25. -
Ohio physician gets 6 years for opioids, inappropriate behavior
Ohio physician Jeffrey Sutton, DO, was sentenced May 23 to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and illegally prescribing and distributing opioids and other controlled substances, the Justice Department said. -
6 clinicians get 2 to 20 years prison in separate opioid cases
Since April 1, Becker's has reported on physicians in California, Michigan, Ohio, New York and Texas, and a nurse in North Carolina, who were sentenced to prison terms of between 2.5 and 20 years for the respective opioid cases brought against them. -
Nurse gets 4 years prison, loses license for swapping pain meds with saline
Former registered nurse Melissa Chacona, of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., was sentenced to four years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for tampering with surgery patients' painkillers, the Justice Department said May 22.
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