It’s a recipe that fuels loneliness, anxiety, shame, rejection, and failure — emotions associated with self-medication ...

PAs have a critical role to play in helping to address the opioid crisis. Currently, there is no required course on addiction medicine in PA schools. The Physician Assistant Educational Association ...

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Comprehensive addiction training is rare in American medical education, which denies physicians the necessary diagnostic and communication skills required to treat patients with substance use disorder ...

LOWELL — Riverbend and Lowell High School have entered into a partnership to provide substance use programming to students with a focus on both education and substance use prevention. The partnership ...

Addiction medicine offers a useful framework. Many people use substances without developing addiction. The difference often ...

The University of Cincinnati (UC) and UC Health have launched the UC/UC Health Addiction Center (UCAC), a multidisciplinary initiative designed to unite research with clinical and educational ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Elizabeth Gooch is a Care Coordinator at Serenity Ministries who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social work Friday morning, but not long ago, she said she was battling ...

Recovery advocates have changed American hearts and minds on addiction for decades. A new survey proves it worked.

Recovering from substance abuse is a challenging journey, but it can lead to important changes and a new sense of purpose. Addiction affects not only the person struggling with it, but also their ...

A new program is helping kids in Palm Beach County better understand and navigate addiction among families. The program is led by the Hanley Foundation, a local nonprofit that centers substance abuse ...