Tag: drug treatment

A trailblazing scheme has been launched to give urgent treatment and recovery aid to opiate users before they are put through court prosecution. The first-of-its-kind...

Numerous studies have determined that intensive outreach and care after discharge from inpatient drug rehab demonstrated favorable outcomes for patients compared to standard outpatient...

Women are often voiceless casualties of the opioid crisis that has swept across the United States. However, a recent white paper from the Office...

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...

Men are nearly twice as likely as women to receive referrals to drug detox programs upon discharge from emergency departments, a recent study found....

In an era of many virtual happenings, it’s common to see people resort to online forums or social media platforms whenever any assistance is...

Justice may be considered blind, but a new study shows that it’s definitely not colorblind. Researchers from Yale University, Drexel University, and American University recently...

Informal recovery centers called anexos have proven to be an effective avenue for Latino immigrants and migrants, and Latinos born in the U.S. looking to...

The myth that opioid painkillers are an effective treatment for chronic pain has been debunked. A new study published in the journal Current Oncology Reports...

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the 21st Century Cures Act, which would provide $4.8 billion to the National Institutes of Health...