ADDICTION REHAB IS BROKEN. CAN TECHNOLOGY FIX IT?
Written by Zachary Siegel Published on WIRED l BackChannel l 04.01.18 My time in rehab for an opioid addiction left me humiliated and...
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Apr 23, 20182 min read
RecoveryTrek Announces Launch of Faces & Voices of Recovery Data Platform – (RDP)
Many have observed the power of a story of personal recovery from substance use disorder, but it can be difficult for organizations to...
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Apr 19, 20182 min read
Addiction experts have new tools, tough challenges
Written by Rich Lord Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 15, 2018 [ASAM: 49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Innovations in Addiction Medicine & Science]...
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Mar 19, 20182 min read
Are There Risks From Secondhand Marijuana Smoke? Early Science Says Yes
Written by MARISSA ORTEGA-WELCH, March 19, 2018 - [MORNING ADDITION: NPR .org] The inspiration arrived in a haze at a Paul McCartney...
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Mar 13, 20181 min read
Senate bill seeks to increase number of opioid treatment professionals
By Dave Kovaleski, March 13, 2018 [Life Science Daily] New legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to bolster the number...
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Mar 7, 20181 min read
CDC REPORT: 30% rise in ER visits for opioid overdoses
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vital Signs Report: 03/06/2018 Overview Emergency department (ED) visits for opioid* overdoses...
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Mar 6, 20181 min read
Is Marijuana Legalization Tied To An Increase In Pedestrian Deaths?
By Kelly Burch, 03/02/18 [The Fix, thefix. com] States where the adult use of marijuana was legalized had an uptick in pedestrian traffic...
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Mar 5, 20183 min read
WHO KNEW? THE SECRETIVE FAMILY MAKING BILLIONS FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS
WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER GLAZEK, OCTOBER 16, 2017 [Esquire Magazine - esquire. com] You’re aware America is under siege, fighting an opioid...
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Mar 3, 20181 min read
Learn to love your brain during Brain Awareness Month
March 2, 2018 [Southern Illinois University News - news.siu . edu] CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Your brain is essential to everything you do, and...
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Mar 3, 20182 min read
iTeam investigation prompts change in approach to purchasing gift cards for drug court
Written by KALLIE CART, Thursday, March 1st 2018 [Charleston, WV - WVAH Eyewitness News Website: wvah .com] CHARLESTON, WV. (WCHS/WVAH)...
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Mar 2, 20182 min read
Americans Feel Good About Counseling
Written by David Kinnaman, February 27, 2018 BARNA Research Releases in Culture & Media Millions of Americans face mental illness each...
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Feb 28, 20181 min read
F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts
By SHEILA KAPLAN, FEBRUARY 25, 2018 The New York Times In an effort to encourage new treatments for opioid addiction, the Food and Drug...
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Feb 27, 20182 min read
A Nasal Spray That Shoots Nanosized Opioids to the Brain May Help People Avoid Addiction
Written by Ed Cara, February 02, 2018 [Gizmodo] As doctors and scientists struggle to turn the tide of the opioid crisis, which killed...
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Feb 26, 20181 min read
Five major psychiatric disorders have overlapping patterns of genetic activity, new study shows
By Amy Ellis Nutt, February 8, 2018 [The Washington Post] Certain patterns of genetic activity appear to be common among five distinct...
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Feb 23, 20181 min read
Is Vaping Addictive?
By Dr. Harold C. Urschel III, MD, MMA [Drug Addiction Blog] Yes, the nicotine found in vaping devices can be addictive. More here on the...
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Feb 20, 20181 min read
Marco Rubio Asks Feds To Investigate Florida Sober Homes, Rehabs
By Kelly Burch, 02/12/18 [the fix .com] The senator wants to bring multiple federal agencies together to crack down on fraud and patient...
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Feb 16, 20182 min read
CEO pushes for treating mental illness, substance use together
[By Charles Elmore - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer] Mental illness and drug or alcohol dependency often occur together, but only 7.4...
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Feb 13, 20182 min read
Kratom: Natural pain remedy or addictive killer?
By Laurie McGinley and Katie Zezima February 10, 2018 [Washington Post ] Andrew Turner’s years in the military left him suffering from...
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Jan 31, 20181 min read
The Most Common Medications Used in Treatment of Opioid Addiction
STAGE 1: Medications During Detox Addiction treatment begins in earnest during detox. During drug withdrawal and the subsequent stages in...
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