Tag: Addiction
Alcoholism Damages DNA, Increasing Cancer Chances
A recent study has revealed that alcoholism damages DNA, which can increases the individual’s likelihood of cancer. The study was published in Nature International Journal...
ESPN President’s Resignation Cites Substance Abuse
On December 18, ESPN President John Skipper resigned from the position, citing substance abuse and the need to seek addiction recovery treatment. Skipper made the...
DoD Invests in Sea Slugs to Mitigate Soldier Addiction
The Department of Defense will provide the University of Utah with a $10 million dollar grant to investigate how the venom of sea slugs...
Injection to Mitigate Opioid Addiction Approved by the FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sublocade, an injection version of their commonly-used opioid addiction treatment medication Suboxone. Indivior is the company...
Opioid Overdose Deaths Rise in Florida
The Florida Medical Examiners Commission’s annual report on drugs found in the systems of diseased persons has been released, revealing that opioid overdose deaths...
Barriers to Addiction Recovery Cost Lives
As the opioid crisis continues to ravish the country, barriers to addiction recovery cost lives, as nearly one hundred Americans die every day from...
Mother Fatally Overdosed Cleaning Up Son’s Overdose
A mother who discovered her son overdosing in the bathroom had him brought to intensive care. However, authorities believe that the mother was exposed...
White House Commission Suggests 56 Strategies to Combat Opioid Crisis
Thursday the Opioid Commission tasked by President Donald Trump sent the White House a list of 56 methods to mitigate the opioid crisis. It...
Researchers Pinpoint Prescription Abuse Using Twitter
A report published in the American Journal of Toxicology details how medical researchers are searching for users on Twitter who are engaging in prescription...
Trump Reneges on Declaring Opioid Crisis National Emergency
On Thursday, October 26, the Trump Administration declared the US opioid crisis to be a public health emergency. In August, Trump stated that he would...