“We haven’t seen such a dramatic increase in the industry since the 1970s,” says one expert. The methadone treatment industry has exploded from 2014 to 2018, growing more in those four years than in the past two decades, the Boston Globe reports. In the past four years, according to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) data, the… Continue reading Inside The Methadone Clinic Boom
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Inside Switzerland's Addiction Treatment Experiment
One Swiss organization is finding success with a treatment model centered around medical-grade heroin. With some treatment models still offering fairly dismal success rates, specialists are broadening the parameters of what successful treatment looks like. In Switzerland, an injection center attached to the Geneva University Hospitals is conducting an experimental heroin-prescription program (PEPS). Patients addicted… Continue reading Inside Switzerland's Addiction Treatment Experiment
New Subtypes Of Depression Discovered
For a new study, researchers set out to identify the subtypes of depression using “life history and MRI data.” New research sheds some light on why not all depression can be treated with medication, according to Medical News Today. Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan have identified… Continue reading New Subtypes Of Depression Discovered
One Washington County Is Treating The Opioid Crisis As A Natural Disaster
What if the government used the natural disaster coordinated system to mitigate the opioid epidemic? In Snohomish County in Western Washington, officials are taking a unique approach to the opioid crisis by declaring it a life-threatening emergency, as if it were a natural disaster. As overdose deaths are threatening more lives than hurricanes and mud… Continue reading One Washington County Is Treating The Opioid Crisis As A Natural Disaster
Lawmakers, Healthcare Facility Clash Over Treating Inmates With Addiction
Is the risk of overdose higher in prison or upon release? A fight is underway in the state of Vermont over the execution of legislation designed to provide treatment for prison inmates with addiction. S.166, which was signed into law in May 2018, provides treatment with buprenorphine to inmates with the approval of a doctor—but legislators… Continue reading Lawmakers, Healthcare Facility Clash Over Treating Inmates With Addiction
Should Liquor Stores & Pot Dispensaries Be Allowed Near Rehabs?
A Boston city council member is proposing that pot dispensaries and liquor stores shouldn’t be allowed to open near addiction treatment centers. In East Boston, city officials are considering a proposal to open a pot dispensary on the same block as a healthcare facility where patients are treated for drug and alcohol addiction. City Councilor… Continue reading Should Liquor Stores & Pot Dispensaries Be Allowed Near Rehabs?
What’s Actually Happened Since Trump Declared An Opioid Emergency
Critics say the emergency declaration was more for show than to actually resolve the crisis. A year ago, President Trump declared a national public health emergency because of the opioid epidemic, vowing that doing so would streamline responses to a health crisis that killed more than 70,000 Americans last year. However, a new report shows… Continue reading What’s Actually Happened Since Trump Declared An Opioid Emergency
White House Launches Treatment Program For Moms With Opioid Addiction
The program will streamline care and reduce healthcare costs for mothers and children who are affected by opioid addiction. The Trump administration announced this week that it will begin a program to address opioid abuse among pregnant and postpartum women, in an attempt to address health complications related to addiction and reduce the number of… Continue reading White House Launches Treatment Program For Moms With Opioid Addiction
"That's So Raven" Star Orlando Brown Enters Rehab
Since his Disney days, Brown has battled substance use disorders and has had multiple run-ins with the law. Orlando Brown, former star of the Disney Channel’s That’s So Raven, has entered treatment for substance use disorders and mental health, after his Hollywood friends got together to stage an intervention on his behalf. According to TMZ,… Continue reading "That's So Raven" Star Orlando Brown Enters Rehab
Recovery Program Uses "People Power" To Help Those With Addiction
“My biggest motivator is to pass that gift of hope and possibility on to others,” says one Minnesota Recovery Corps volunteer. Minnesota is piloting a new program that’s harnessing the “people power” of AmeriCorps to support local addiction-recovery efforts. Minnesota Recovery Corps (MRC), an offshoot of AmeriCorps, was launched in 2018. MRC volunteers (or “recovery… Continue reading Recovery Program Uses "People Power" To Help Those With Addiction