Tag: substance use disorder
Drug Detox Centers in Phoenix Will Become More Regulated
Drug detox centers and rehabs offering addiction treatment programs in Phoenix, Arizona, might become more regulated and receive more legislative oversight, local lawmakers have...
Drug Rehabs in Sacramento Become Increasingly Popular
The number of people looking to get help with a substance use disorder and starting treatment in drug rehabs in Sacramento and nearby areas...
San Francisco Takes New Steps to Tackle and Treat Drug Addiction
By the middle of the year, San Francisco is going to be taking a controversial new step to tackle and treat drug addiction while...
Seeking Solutions to Substance Abuse in Silicon Valley
Home of the third highest gross domestic product in the planet, Silicon Valley, in California’s Santa Clara County, with its booming high-tech centers and...
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...
Addiction recovery patients talk about legalizing drugs with Prince William
The Duke of Cambridge Prince William visited addiction recovery patients in east London last week and asked those receiving treatment for a substance use...
New Zealand’s National Party announces $82 million crackdown on drugs
New Zealand’s National Party has promised an $82 million crackdown on drugs and gangs if the party is re-elected.
The funding, which is also backed...
Using the genetics of addiction to improve treatment
Substance use disorders result from genetic and environmental factors combined, which led researchers to look at changes in gene expressions to predict susceptibility to...
Lack of belief in free will may undermine addiction treatment
A popular view among ordinary people is that individuals with drug addiction do not have the ability to choose between different courses of action....
Helping a parent addicted to painkillers
New data reveals that of the more than 33,000 fatal overdoses linked to opioid painkillers in 2015, over 6,200 were Americans over 55 years...
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