Blog - Drug Rehab Interventions

Friday, May 29th, 2020
Video Game Addiction Likely to Climb During Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has many households across the United States and in Europe locked down. As residents look for ways to keep themselves occupied, video game use has skyrocketed....
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Saturday, November 2nd, 2019
Food Addictions are Real and More People are at Risk
Compulsive eating can become a dangerous problem in a similar way as abusing alcohol or addictive drugs, according to researchers. In all these instances, the compulsion to use or...
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Friday, October 18th, 2019
Opioid Crisis Took a $631B Toll Out of US Economy in Only Four Years: Study
The results of a study conducted by the Society of Actuaries found that the opioid crisis cost the US economy $631 billion from 2015-2018. The largest portion of this...
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2019
New Resource Launched for Recovery Coaches
As more evidence points to long-term engagement being a key factor in permanent recovery rates, people are turning toward outpatient treatment, private therapists, peer support specialists and recovery coaches...
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Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
Ketamine May Help Treat Cocaine Addiction: Study
The results of new research have found that a single ketamine infusion, when combined with mindfulness-based relapse-prevention therapy (MBRP) can be effective in improving abstinence rates in cocaine-addicted adults....
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Thursday, September 13th, 2018
Jails Slow to Help Addicted Inmates with Craving-Reducing Medication
Many jails are slow to help inmates with substance abuse issues. They are just starting to offer medications to help control cravings. Most jails only dispense one of the...
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Friday, June 29th, 2018
AMA Approves Policy to Remove Barriers to Opioid Treatment
Delegates attending the recent American Medical Association (AMA) annual meeting approved a number of policies, including doing away with barriers to medication assisted therapy (MAT). The delegates approved policies...
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Monday, April 16th, 2018
Jail Addiction Treatment Program Struggling From Medicaid Funding Lack
Polk County, Iowa’s addiction treatment program has decreased by more than three-quarters and is now struggling to survive. Leaders of the Bridges of Iowa program, which has been called...
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
Americans Abusing OTC Meds Along with Opioids: Study
Prescription opioid pain medications aren’t the only drugs being abused by Americans. Over the counter (OTC) preparations are also falling into that category. The results of a new study...
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