Tag: substance abuse
Substance Abuse and Addiction Worsening in Fresno
Addiction treatment providers and law enforcement officials in Fresno County recently met to publicly address one of the most serious issues they have seen...
Barriers to Effective Addiction Treatment Programs in Seattle
The latest federal statistics show that Seattle has hit its drug-death record in 2016. The figures, which were released last year, show that a...
Portland Fails to Focus on Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
Substance abuse treatment services in Portland have been falling short and not reaching as many residents who need to receive professional help.
Meanwhile, the number...
Chester Bennington’s Toxicology Report Shows Only Small Amounts of Alcohol
The toxicology report of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who killed himself in July at age 41, had only a small amount of alcohol...
State attorneys general implore Congress to fund addiction treatment
A majority of state attorneys general joined in a bipartisan coalition earlier this week and urged Congress to permit Medicaid funding toward larger substance...
Children with mental health disorders found to be at high risk...
New research has shown that people who battle mental health disorders as children are at greater risk of developing addictions as adults.
Dutch researchers launched...
San Francisco budget targets opioid epidemic
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee unveiled the city’s budget outline earlier this month, which allocates $10 billion toward programs designed to help mitigate the...
The impacts of heavy drinking on the brain
The impacts of heavy drinking on the human brain and the behavioral changes linked to excessive alcohol consumption were recently analyzed in a study...
Abstinence and social support crucial to improved quality of life after...
Maintaining abstinence and receiving social support after inpatient drug detox are key factors in improving the quality of life of an individual in recovery,...
Cutting through the chatter: Toxicovigilance and Twitter
Tracking the rate and incidence of nonmedical use of prescription medications has typically been done by agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
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