Tag: opioid abuse
Addiction Has Teeth
While wisdom teeth are a leftover oddity from our days as a stick-gathering, reed-chewing people who needed back-ups for their teeth, today, they continue...
Wendy Williams Puts a Spotlight on Drug Addiction
Wendy Williams, popular American icon and hostess of the Wendy Williams Show on POP, called together a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 14...
Emergency Rooms Help Stem Opioid Crisis with Addiction Treatment
An increasing number of hospitals are starting to offer on-demand addiction treatment to patients who come into emergency rooms with opioid use disorders. It is...
St. Joseph Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center Opening
A new outpatient addiction treatment center in St. Joseph, Missouri will soon be accepting patients. Over a year in the making, the St. Kolbe-Puckett Center...
Fort Totten Addiction Treatment Center Will Open Next Year
An American Indian (AI) tribe has collaborated with state government officials to build an addiction treatment center in Fort Totten, North Dakota with the...
Addiction Treatment Center in Monroe to Open This Fall
A new addiction treatment center is set to open later this fall in Monroe, Michigan with the help of grant money. It will specifically...
Addiction Treatment in Lincoln Supplemented by New Bill
Government officials in Lincoln passed a new law outlining prevention measures to curb opioid prescription misuse in an effort to assist addiction treatment. In April,...
FDA Enforces Recall of Kratom Products Amid Fears of Salmonella
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a mandatory recall of kratom products from a Las Vegas company amid...
Rhode Island Establishes New Medication-Assisted Treatment Approach for Inmates
Rhode Island is now taking a medication-assisted treatment approach to drugs and is providing three medications for inmates struggling with opioid abuse. The program...
Substance Abuse Treatment Center in West Virginia Offers New Programs
As part of a growing effort to expand treatment options in West Virginia, Charleston’s Highland Hospital has partnered with local organizations to transform the...