December 2010 - Sober News

Helping break life's crippling habits Temple Daily Telegram An associate from the Army recommended a facility around the corner from where he was loitering called Regeneration Center, a Christian-based drug rehab ...

If you're a behavioral healthcare provider that, in the midst of yet another difficult quarter, is asking, “Why can't I work in a hot growth business?” you need to take another look around. Why? Because the $3.1 billion ($2 billion cash, $1.1 billion debt) acquisition of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (PSI) by Universal Health Services (UHS), announced in May 2010 and completed in November, has focused investor attention on what analysts...

One way CMHCs are able to develop more personal connections with their consumers is through on-site pharmacies. By partnering with a national pharmacy services vendor, many centers are realizing the benefits of having a qualified pharmacist on-site-a member of the staff with the time and capability to offer their undivided attention. “Retail pharmacies are just not set up for that-everyone's always in such a rush,” notes Vic Topo,...

Leading behavioral health organizations are turning to innovative space planning, architectural and interior design strategies to deinstitutionalize facilities and meet the needs of distinct patient populations. Merging best practices in behavioral health treatment with best practices in design, the industry is moving away from conventional design approaches to create hospital facilities with a more residential environment. View from the nursing station...

According to a 2000 NIMH report to Congress, alcoholism in the United States is considered to be the third most preventable cause of accidents and deaths. That report estimated that the cost of alcoholism (excluding accidents) was $185 billion. Individual and group counseling, as well as 12-step programs, form the foundation of the rehabilitation of patients with alcohol dependence. But research indicates that without medications to support rehabilitation...

National studies show that the average person may need three or more stints in rehab to achieve recovery, says Geoff Henderson, senior director of Phoenix House, a drug-treatment center in Santa Ana, Calif. So what really happens in rehab? And what's...

AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR MISSING INMATE WEIS Calhoun County authorities continue to search for an inmate who checked out of a Drug Rehab Center for work - then failed to return. ...

• PRock Marketing LLC, of Kissimmee, Fla., is recalling all lots of Fruta Planta and Reduce Weight Fruta Planta. This is a single product marketed under two brand names.