Tag: rehab

The name E.M. Jellinek and The Jellinek Curve might be unfamiliar but the changes he brought to the field of addiction studies are well-known. From...

Internationally, cigarette smoking is higher among patients in addiction treatment when compared to the general populace, according to a study published in the Society for...

Certain segments of the Canadian population who inject drugs are unable to receive treatment for their substance use disorder despite being motivated to get...

It’s a virtual house party, a ‘heroin cave’ filled with triggers -- partygoers using and dealing drugs, a table peppered with syringes, pill bottles...

Addiction can be incredibly difficult to cope with, even when it’s someone else who has become addicted to drugs or alcohol. When a spouse...

While 66.7 million Americans admit to binge drinking in the last month and 27.1 percent say they have abused illicit or prescription drugs, only...

Detoxing from opioids can be a harrowing experience. Drugs like Suboxone, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, are often used during the detox process...

According to a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General, one in seven people in the U.S. will face a substance abuse disorder over...

As neurological science and addiction research has developed, the understanding of substance misuse has shifted from the popular belief that addiction is a...