Tag: opioid addiction
Chirlane McCray on NYC’s new effort to fight the opioid crisis
On March 13, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray launched HealingNYC, a new effort against the opioid crisis...
Willpower not as important in substance abuse recovery, study
Some people believe willpower is what’s needed most when overcoming drug addiction, but a new study provides evidence that the use of recovery strategies...
‘Connect 2 Disconnect’: new campaign educates parents on opioids
Earlier this month, David M. Hoovler, the district attorney of Orange County, New York, launched a campaign dubbed 'Connect 2 Disconnect,' which aims to...
Treating opioid addiction in the United Kingdom
In recent years, the United Kingdom has seen a significant increase in deaths linked to illicit drugs, most of which were caused by opioids....
Not enough evidence to link opiate use and crime, study shows
The International Journal of Drug Policy recently published a systematic review of 20 studies on opiate use, which showed that there’s a lack of...
Pennsylvania takes ‘all hands on deck’ approach to opioid crisis
On Wednesday, Pennsylvania’s Governor, Tom Wolf, invited House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis) to visit a drug treatment center in his state where many patients...
New Mexico Department of Health announces decline in fatal overdoses
New Mexico was among the five states with the highest number of drug overdose fatalities between 2013 and 2014; the state saw a 20.8...
Getting through post-acute withdrawal syndrome
Addiction is not just a temporary habit or a hiccup of dependence, it is a chronic brain disorder that develops over an extended period...
Wearable tech could replace opioids for pain relief, if they work
While millions of Americans are addicted to painkillers prescribed by their doctors, new technologies are surfacing to ease pain symptoms and avoid dependence on...
‘It’s a lonely disease’
Michelle Bills spent the last three decades in the mountains of Salt Lake City, Utah, raising her three children – Tyler, Austin, and McCall....
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