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People struggling with addiction are now using pets to get drugs
The national opioid epidemic shows its true colors again, reflected in the lengths its victims will go to get their fix. Law enforcement officials...
Cocaine is making a comeback, new numbers
A few months ago, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported a drop in the number of cocaine users in America,...
Chirlane McCray on NYC’s new effort to fight the opioid crisis
On March 13, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray launched HealingNYC, a new effort against the opioid crisis...
The most important factors of relapse to drug abuse
A study published in the International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction, in November, identified and measured the most important factors linked to...
Prescription misuse impacts more than 70 percent of employers in the...
On March 9, the National Safety Council (NSC) released a nationwide survey showing that more than 70 percent of American employers are directly impacted...
New immunotherapy can change cocaine addiction treatment
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have developed an antibody to prevent the effects of cocaine from reaching the brain,...
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...
Autism spectrum disorders increase risk of addiction
Historically, clinicians have been under the impression that drug addiction happens rarely among individuals who have autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), but new evidence proves...
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,...
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...
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