For decades, the face of addiction was painted with a broad, mostly male brush. Rough around the edges. Down and out. That narrow image lets a lot of women slip through the cracks, especially ...
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Addiction affects your brain as well as your body. That's why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery
Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of ...
As rates of fentanyl overdoses increase across the country, local addiction recovery providers find ways to start and succeed in substance recovery. Opioid-involved drug overdoses increased by 3% in ...
A paper or lived experience narrative titled “A sibling’s narrative of recovery from addiction trauma and loss in the family” appeared in 2021 in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
I see the signs everywhere: On the sidewalk, a buprenorphine film still in its wrapper; an empty bottle of liquid kratom. These are the substances that mask the symptoms of our country’s mental health ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For Aly Garrett, the safe haven provided by Tribe Recovery Homes is a source of inspiration and, she hopes, salvation. The 34-year-old is on probation for ...
CNN Sports reports on the way gambling addictions prey on fandom, the convenience of online sportsbooks, and masculine culture of competitiveness to corrupt the role of sports in their lives.
The Department of Health and Human Services has invested $100 million in a pilot program in eight U.S. cities focused on ...
University of Maryland researchers warn of a sharp increase in disordered gambling since the legalization of mobile sports betting in the state. Mobile sports betting became legal in Maryland in 2022, ...
It wasn’t until Heather Lococo’s daughter was born with cocaine in her system that she knew she had to receive treatment. Losing her kids to foster care was the turning point for her. She started 29 ...
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