The medication-assisted mental health and addiction programs were showing promising results, but are running out of time. A federally funded experimental medication-assisted treatment program may be on its last legs, according to The Washington Post. The program, which has shown some promise in combating the opioid crisis in the year it’s been running, could dissolve… Continue reading Experimental Addiction Treatment Program May Soon Lose Funding
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New York's Opioid Prescription Monitoring System Needs Improvement
The newly re-elected State Comptroller has found some major issues with the opioid prescription monitoring system. An audit of the New York State opioid prescription monitoring database found that patients in treatment for opioid dependency may have received potentially dangerous opioid prescriptions outside of their treatment programs. Newly re-elected State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued a… Continue reading New York's Opioid Prescription Monitoring System Needs Improvement
Cryptocurrency Addiction Treatment Program Launches In Scotland
The announcement has sparked debate about the validity of digital currency addiction. A hospital in the south of Scotland is offering what is described as the first residential treatment for dependency on cryptocurrency. Therapists at Castle Craig Hospital in Peeblesshire, which provides treatment programs for drugs and alcohol, will apply methods used to treat gambling addiction… Continue reading Cryptocurrency Addiction Treatment Program Launches In Scotland
