Tag: Addiction

Many pregnant women fear that the changes they may undergo while detoxing from opioids could cause harm to their unborn babies. However, recent research...

State leaders in New Jersey passed legislation in response to the state’s drug epidemic and have implemented new programs that emphasize effective pathways into...

Toronto resident Brian Paolino wonders how someone can be interested in a 35-year-old who “grew up biologically but not psychologically.” Paolino explained he thinks the...

Death certificates often underreport the role of drug cocktails involved in fatal overdoses, according to a new report in the journal SSM - Population...

Chronic cannabis smokers who doubted their own ability to abstain had less success in maintaining abstinence after a six-week Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program...

People who voluntarily seek addiction treatment are less likely to exhibit signs of mental distress six months after their course of treatment when compared...

A recent study suggested that the involvement of social workers in treating opioid addiction increased the general health of patients. Areas including social, professional,...

Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigs, have become popular in recent years largely because they’re seen as a safer alternative to tobacco-based products. But the perception...

Drug abuse among pregnant women surfaced as a public health problem in the U.S. in the 80s, and legislators have been discussing contrasting views...

Alterations in gene expressions could predict propensity to addiction, a recent study has shown. Most people are not familiarized with the term ‘epigenetics’, but new...