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Friday, August 11th, 2023

Brain Implant Technology may “Hold Key” to Addiction

The technology to help people living with addiction move into recovery with the help of a brain implant is still within the realm of science fiction. But the...
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Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

Counseling Benefits Those in Treatment for Drug Addiction

Counseling is a vital part of successful substance abuse treatment. Quality rehabilitation programs increasingly include forms of counseling, such as CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), to treat addiction because of...
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2021

Think a Loved One Might be Addicted?

Do You Think a Loved One Might be Addicted? Follow the Money to Find Out The year 2020 had the dubious distinction of having the highest number of fatal...
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Saturday, September 12th, 2020

In National Recovery Month, Pandemic Presents Extra Pressures

September has been declared National Recovery Month. Public attention is drawn toward the issue of those who are battling substance use disorders. Various forms of treatment, along with the...
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2020

Do Drinking Rates for Young People Fall Naturally as they Age?

In the years between the late teens and the early twenties, young people are known for experimenting with alcohol use. As they move into their mid-twenties and beyond, the...
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2019

Doctors to Use Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Opioid Addiction

The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) and WVU Medicine have announced that they are launching a new clinical trial. The program, which is the first of its...
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Thursday, October 24th, 2019

Researchers Find Link Between Compulsive Overeating and Addiction

Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have found that the recurring cycle that occurs in yo-yo dieting (a pattern where a person overeats followed by a time where...
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Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

Some Health Workers Have Limited Options for Treatment

We like to think that people who work in these types of helping professions are somehow immune from substance abuse, when they may be more at risk than the...
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Wednesday, June 26th, 2019

NJ Paramedics Now Authorized to Start Addiction Treatment in the Field

New Jersey’s Health Commissioner has recently authorized paramedics to administer buprenorphine to patients shortly after reviving them from an opioid overdose while out on calls. The paramedics would offer...
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Monday, September 17th, 2018

New Pain Medication Similar to Morphine Without Addictive Effects

Prescription opioids are responsible for the overdose deaths of more than 200,000 Americans during the period from 1999 and 2016. Researchers have been working to find new options that...
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