Tag: addiction treatment
GOP bill would cut Medicaid for substance abuse treatment
It’s been 10 days since House Republicans introduced the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that looks to repeal and replace the Affordable...
5K in Delaware raises $150,000 to fight drug addiction
On March 4, more than 2,000 people came together in Delaware to participate in the fourth annual atTAcK addiction 5K rally, a fundraiser organized...
Filipino drug rehabs receive funding from private sector
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has been waging a war on drug traffickers since he assumed office, but only a few attempts were...
The value of control and support in addiction recovery groups
Peer recovery group meetings are widely popular among recovering addicts and can be powerful tools in the road to sobriety for various reasons. However,...
The impact of meditation on the brain during addiction treatment
Devan Thrash has been off meth for the past 16 months and credited meditation with helping her maintain her sobriety. “Before I went into...
The value of addiction treatment aftercare participation
A 2017 study published in the Open Journal of Psychiatry found that the likelihood of a patient sustaining addiction recovery can be predicted by...
Diversity in social interactions boosts addiction recovery, new study finds
The Journal of Applied Social Psychology recently published a study that posed a question about addiction recovery: “Is it me or should my friends...
The importance of addiction treatment engagement
Researchers from Brandeis University recently conducted a study to find out whether engagement in outpatient addiction treatment can reduce the chance of a subsequent...
Addiction treatment program using text messaging yields positive results
A pilot study published in the American Journal of Addiction found that adolescents in six- and nine-month addiction treatment aftercare were less likely to...
Identifying drug relapse risk factors
A research project at California State University in San Bernardino identified several factors that may cause people who have completed their first 12-step program...
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