Blog - Drug Rehab Interventions

Saturday, June 27th, 2020

Suboxone Being Sold On the Black Market and May be Stopping Drug Overdoses

When you think of “street drugs,” more than likely the first thing that comes to mind is illegal ones such as heroin. These aren’t the only types of drugs...
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Monday, June 15th, 2020

New Laws to Get Addicted and Mentally Ill Into Treatment Are Not Being Enforced

Last year, San Francisco decided to expand its ability to force people who are severely mentally ill and those who are addicted to drugs into treatment. The idea behind...
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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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