Tag: opioid epidemic
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...
Chugiak Drug Addiction Treatment Efforts Expanding
The Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Mat-Su) will benefit from a new drug addiction treatment center located in Chugiak, Alaska. The Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) recently opened...
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 in Edison Benefits from Merger
Two healthcare providers based in Edison and Belle Mead have merged in an effort to expand behavioral health and addiction treatment resources in New...
Researchers Present Tips to Improve Addiction Treatment in New Castle
Last week, a group of scholars, researchers, healthcare specialists and officials joined a meeting of the Behavioral Health Consortium at Buena Vista in New...
Residential Addiction Treatment Center in Quantico Proposed
Wicomico County officials have proposed a location in Quantico, Maryland for a potential residential addiction treatment center. Local residents called for a need of additional...
Massachusetts Senate Passes Legislation Aimed at Addressing Opioid Epidemic
Bill S.2609 was passed in the Massachusetts Senate, which aims to provide an extra set of tools to address the opioid epidemic and establish...
Addiction Recovery in Madison Explored in Opioid Summit
Community members, government officials and medical professionals gathered last week in Madison, Miss. to discuss addiction recovery resources and prevention measures. The event, known as...
Allentown Addiction Treatment Program Fights Opioid Abuse
An addiction treatment program established in Allentown, Pennsylvania has been aiming to curb the deadly impacts of opioid abuse in Lehigh County by helping...
Drug and Alcohol Treatment in Palmer Benefits from Grants
With the assistance of grant funding, a drug and alcohol treatment center located in Palmer, Alaska is expanding its operations. The organization Set Free Alaska...