Tag: addiction treatment
The role of religion in addiction treatment
The phrase ‘addiction doesn’t discriminate’ has been used for years as a reminder that drug and alcohol abuse can affect anyone from any walk...
App for substance use disorder recovery proves useful in pilot program
A pilot program conducted earlier this year to test the effectiveness of a mobile app for people with a substance use disorder showed promise...
New app in development to help patients wean off buprenorphine
A new app to help patients discontinue use of buprenorphine and prevent relapse is currently being developed through a collaboration between Worcester Polytechnic Institute,...
Only 1 in 10 people with a substance use disorder receive...
While 66.7 million Americans admit to binge drinking in the last month and 27.1 percent say they have abused illicit or prescription drugs, only...
What’s sex got to do with it?
A study published last month by the international journal Sexualities, offered a closer look at how women handle sexuality while in substance abuse treatment....
Surgeon General calls for larger role of technology in addiction treatment
The U.S. Surgeon General’s new report “Facing Addiction in America” examines the current state of substance use disorders in the United States and proposes...
Detoxing with Suboxone
Detoxing from opioids can be a harrowing experience. Drugs like Suboxone, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, are often used during the detox process...
Surgeon General advocates evolution of substance abuse treatment
According to a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General, one in seven people in the U.S. will face a substance abuse disorder over...
Am I an Addict?
While some individuals are capable of engaging in occasional substance abuse without suffering from the consequences of addiction, many others are surprised to...
Moving from denial to acceptance (Part 3 of 4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukUWRMQRmoc
In part three of our four-part series on denial and addiction, group facilitator and case manager Adam Armstrong discussed the process of moving from...
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