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| 25.08.2026 | NIDA Grant Fuels PleoPharma's Groundbreaking Cannabis Addiction Treatment | PleoPharma secured a pivotal $6.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This funding accelerates its Phase 3 CAN-004 clinical trial. The trial investigates PP-01, a novel oral treatment for cannabis withdrawal symp... |
| 21.08.2026 | PleoPharma Wins $6.5 Million NIDA Grant To Advance Phase 3 Cannabis Withdrawal Treatment | PleoPharma has received a $6.5 million, three-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to support its pivotal Phase 3 clinical program evaluating PP-01 as an investigational treatment for cannabis withdrawal symptoms in adults w... |
| 20.08.2026 | PleoPharma Receives $6.5M NIDA Grant | PleoPharma, a Phoenixville, PA-based clinical-stage development company focused on cannabis-related health issues, received a $6.5M grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
The company intends to use the funds to support the ... |
| 18.08.2026 | From Midlife to Later Life: Addressing the Intersection of Aging, Substance Use, and Mental Health in Men | For many men, midlife and the years that follow bring significant change — retirement, loss of a spouse or close friend, chronic pain, and changing hormones. These transitions can heighten vulnerability to depression, anxiety, and substance... |
| 15.07.2026 | Ensysce Biosciences Awarded $5.3 Million To Advance Overdose-Protected Opioid | Ensysce Biosciences has received a $5.3 million installment from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to support the development of its MPAR overdose-protection technology and lead product candidate, PF614-MPAR.
The latest award represents ... |
| 06.07.2026 | Naloxone and Other Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications | Opioids are a class of drugs derived from substances found in the opium poppy plant. They can also be created synthetically. Examples of opioid drugs range from prescription pain medications to illegal, or illicitly manufactured, drugs.
Opi... |
| 25.06.2026 | PharmNovo reports broader therapeutic potential for PN6047 | PharmNovo reports broader therapeutic potential for PN6047
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PharmNovo AB announces today new preclinical findings supporting the potential of PN6047 in migraine and opioid withdrawal syndrome. ... |
| 17.06.2026 | ‘PREPARE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE’: GOV. DESANTIS SIGNS OFFICER JASON RAYNOR ACT, 4 OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILLS | Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the “Officer Jason Raynor Act,” capping a three-year push by the families and colleagues of a lawman killed in the line of duty to ensure the outcome of his assailant’s case can never be repeated in a Florida co... |
| 01.05.2026 | On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, DHS Thanks Customs and Border Protection for Stopping More Than 12,000 Pounds of Fentanyl from Flowing into American Communities | WASHINGTON –– The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is observing National Fentanyl Awareness Day by remembering the lives that the illicit drug has destroyed and by honoring the men and women who are seizing this deadly po... |
| 24.12.2025 | When should kids get a smartphone? A study links owning one before age 12 to health risks | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Kayla Yup, The Philadelphia Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA — Ran Barzilay, a psychiatrist and researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, won’t be letting his 9-year-old son get a smartphone befor... |
| 13.07.2025 | In a nation growing hostile toward drugs and homelessness, Los Angeles tries leniency | Despite a decline in overdose deaths, drug and alcohol use continues to be the leading cause of death among homeless people in the county. Living on the streets or in sordid encampments, homeless people saddle the health care system with hi... |
| 01.07.2025 | BETTER ADDICTION CARE HIGHLIGHTS DATA-DRIVEN PLATFORM and KEY INDICATORS BEHIND ITS ADVANCED TREATMENT RANKINGS | Better Addiction Care
Technology-Based Resource Aggregates State-by-State Information on Over 50,000 Addiction Treatment Centers
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Better Addiction Care, a leading online resource for ind... |
| 25.06.2025 | Colorado's Fight Against Overdose Deaths: A $3 Million Lifeline | In the heart of Colorado, a battle rages. It’s a war against overdose deaths, a silent killer lurking in the shadows. The state has decided to fight back with a $3 million grant aimed at boosting the local supply of naloxone, a life-saving ... |
| 25.06.2025 | The Asthma Dilemma: A Cloud Over Lifesaving Treatments | Asthma is a silent storm. It lurks in the lungs of millions, especially children. The recent MAHA report casts a shadow over the treatment landscape. Experts are sounding alarms. They fear that the report's conclusions could misguide policy... |
| 24.06.2025 | Colorado will give $3 million grant to boost local naloxone supply as new data show drop in overdose deaths | In both years, more than half the deaths involved fentanyl, methamphetamine, or a combination of the two.
However, recent numbers don’t portray a continued decline. In the first four months of 2025, Denver saw a year-over-year increase in t... |
| 23.06.2025 | APT Foundation Launches 'Let’s Break Barriers to Treatment' Campaign to Expand Urgent Access to Opioid Use Disorder Care | APT Foundation Launches “Let’s Break Barriers to Treatment”
APT Foundation Launches “Let’s Break Barriers to Treatment”
“Let’s Break Barriers to Treatment”
In response to the urgent overdose and opioid crisis, the APT Foundation has launche... |
| 23.05.2025 | Colorado legislators tightened regulation of the herbal remedy kratom. But will Gov. Jared Polis veto the bill? | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned against the use of kratom because of the herb’s potential for addiction, liver toxicity and seizures. The Harvard Medical School warns of “considerable uncertainty of (kratom’s) health risks,... |
| 09.05.2025 | Colorado's Legislative Landscape: A Tangle of Insurance and AI Regulations | In the heart of Colorado, the legislative session has wrapped up, leaving a trail of decisions that will shape the state's future. The air is thick with the scent of compromise and contention. Two major issues dominated the headlines: homeo... |
| 07.05.2025 | Colorado legislature ends with an AI fizzle as delay falters — further stoking talk of a special session | But Rep. Brianna Titone, an Arvada Democrat who authored the AI regulations with Rodriguez, won the fight Tuesday night. Democratic leadership sought to limit debate — a tactic usually reserved for contentious social issues to fight Republi... |
| 29.03.2025 | The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment has arrived | In February, about 40 people organized by the psychedelic advocacy group the Nowak Society gathered in Boulder to talk about the coming changes in Colorado. They included Mandy Grace, who received her state license to administer psychedelic... |
| 24.03.2025 | Opioid Testing Data Unavailable in Half of U.S. Injury Death Investigations | Alexander Lundberg, PhD, assistant professor of Emergency Medicine, was lead author of the study published in JAMA.
Opioid testing information was unavailable in half of injury death investigations in the U.S. and in one in 10 unintentional... |
| 15.01.2025 | The Fourth Wave: A New Chapter in the Opioid Epidemic | The opioid epidemic in the United States has morphed through various phases, each more devastating than the last. The first wave, which began in the early 2000s, saw the rise of prescription painkillers. The second wave brought heroin into ... |
| 14.01.2025 | Health | Stimulant users are caught in fatal ‘fourth wave’ of opioid epidemic | The first wave of the long-running and devastating opioid epidemic began in the United States with the abuse of prescription painkillers in the early 2000s. The second wave involved an increase in heroin use, starting around 2010. The third... |
| 25.11.2024 | Methamphetamine Awareness Day | Methamphetamine* is one of the most common illicit drugs used in the United States and worldwide, and its use is spreading.
What is methamphetamine?
Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug**. There are a few different stimulants that you have h... |
| 09.11.2024 | The Hidden Battles: Living with Atopic Dermatitis and Opioid Addiction in America | In the shadows of society, two health crises loom large: atopic dermatitis and opioid addiction. Both conditions are often misunderstood, yet they share a common thread—an urgent need for awareness, compassion, and effective treatment. Atop... |
| 06.11.2024 | Health | For people with opioid addiction, Medicaid ‘unwinding’ raises the stakes | As of September, more than 25 million Americans — including 1.9 million Floridians — had lost Medicaid coverage since the expiration of federal covid-19 pandemic protections in March 2023 that had kept people continually enrolled. Among the... |
| 28.10.2024 | Health | Medicaid limits access to life-saving doses of addiction care | “It’s probably the most significant challenge that we’re facing in our community because so many patients are needing higher doses to have the desired outcome the medicine is designed to achieve,” said Ryan Alexander, addiction medicine phy... |
| 18.07.2024 | Emergency responders turning to drones to try to get people help faster | The drones are coming.
Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED.
"The idea... |
| 08.07.2024 | Istituto Salute Unveils Free Smoking Cessation Program | Innovative free method to quit smoking, offering a comprehensive and supportive approach for a healthier, smoke-free life.
Quitting smoking is one of the best decisions you can make for your health. This free innovative method offers the su... |
| 17.06.2024 | NIH-Funded Intervention Did Not Impact Opioid-Related Overdose Death Rates Over Evaluation Period | COVID-19 pandemic and increasingly dangerous drug supply among factors that may have contributed to diminished impact of intervention
A data-driven intervention that engaged communities to rapidly deploy evidence-based practices to reduce o... |
| 03.04.2024 | Health | A paramedic was skeptical about this treatment for stopping repeat opioid overdoses. Then he saw it help | Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times | (TNS) KFF Health News
OCALA, Fla. — Fire Capt. Jesse Blaire steered his SUV through the mobile home park until he spotted the little beige house with white trim and radioed to let dispatchers know he’d arrive... |
| 23.02.2024 | Health | ‘Fourth wave’ of opioid epidemic crashes ashore, propelled by fentanyl and meth | Colleen DeGuzman | (TNS) KFF Health News
The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave,” which is not only placing drug users at greater risk but is also complicating efforts to address the nati... |
| 02.02.2024 | U.S. permanently eases some opioid treatment restrictions | Pandemic-era policies that made it easier for patients to receive opioid addiction treatment will continue permanently, the Biden administration announced this week.
Why it matters: The changes mark the first time in 20 years the federal go... |
| 11.01.2024 | Award-Winning Journalist Raises Public Awareness of Fentanyl Poisoning, Sharing Late Son’s Story | Bruce Guthrie to host educational speaking engagements across the country
After the loss of my son, I experienced a phase in my life that I never expected to go through”
— Bruce GuthrieATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, January 11, 2024 /EINP... |
| 10.01.2024 | Reading the Tea Leaves for Cannabis Regulation | The legal status of marijuana in the United States is comparable to the Korean War: The conflict ceased long ago, yet no treaty or official act has ever formally recognized the ending.
Now comes the moment that the conflict between federal ... |
| 09.01.2024 | Sen. Maggie Hassan on what Congress must do next to fight the opioid crisis | Few public health challenges have been more daunting and persistent than the opioid crisis, which started because of egregious conduct by opioid manufacturers and now is driven by an influx of fentanyl. In my home state of New Hampshire — w... |
| 05.01.2024 | The misguided reason why providers aren’t prescribing more buprenorphine for opioid use disorder | In December 2022, Congress repealed the “X-waiver” requirement, which had limited medical providers’ ability to prescribe buprenorphine-naloxone, one of the three medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of... |
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| 27.12.2023 | Health | ‘They see a cash cow’: Corporations could consume $50 billion of opioid settlements | Aneri Pattani | KFF Health News (TNS)
The marketing pitches are bold and arriving fast: Invest opioid settlement dollars in a lasso-like device to help police detain people without Tasers or pepper spray. Pour money into psychedelics, elect... |
| 15.12.2023 | Health | States strive to get opioid overdose drug to more people | Anna Claire Vollers | (TNS) Stateline.org
Posing as shoppers, a team of researchers from the University of Mississippi called nearly 600 pharmacies across the state and asked a simple, yes-or-no question: “Do you have naloxone that I can pi... |
| 08.12.2023 |
HUD: Housing has a role to play in combating the opioid epidemic | The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) believes housing has a role to play in combating the opioid overdose epidemic.
On Friday, HUD issued a joint letter co-written with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ... |
| 30.11.2023 | Foundation for a Drug-Free World helps combat the rise in opioid and fentanyl-related overdose deaths with education | The amount on the tip of this pencil – just 2 mg of fentanyl- can be enough to kill an average American. (Photo courtesy of the DEA website)
Free “Truth About Drugs” booklet available for download at drugfreeworld.org
While President Biden ... |
| 27.10.2023 | Health | Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers | Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Katheryn Houghton | (TNS) KFF Health News
LAS VEGAS — When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevad... |
| 26.10.2023 | Mental Health Watchdog Seminar: Suicide, Veteran Rights and Solutions | The headquarters for CCHR Florida are located in downtown Clearwater.
While the veteran suicide rate is down, nearly 17 soldiers still take their own lives every day and as reported by the Pentagon, suicides in the active-duty military incr... |
| 19.10.2023 | News | These Florida researchers are giving depressed, anxious people psychedelics | A therapy session with Patricia Brown starts like any other. She leads her clients into a peaceful, quiet room, draped in beige and generic, calming artwork.
Then her clients lie down, close their eyes, put on a blindfold and headphones, an... |
| 10.10.2023 | Health | More schools stock overdose reversal meds, but others worry about stigma | Rae Ellen Bichell, Virginia Garcia Pivik | (TNS) KFF Health News
Last year, a student fell unconscious after walking out of a bathroom at Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado. When Jessica Foster, the school district’s lead nurse, heard ... |
| 29.09.2023 | Seattle startup lands $6M from Tony Robbins and others to treat opioid and alcohol addiction | NorthStar Care, led by co-founder and CEO Amanda Wilson, raised $6 million. (LinkedIn Photo)
Seattle-area startup NorthStar Care raised $6 million in a seed funding round co-led by well-known author and business coach Tony Robbins and Chica... |
| 29.09.2023 | Health | Officials agree: Use settlement funds to curb youth addiction. But the ‘how’ gets hairy | Aneri Pattani, Emily Featherston, InvestigateTV | (TNS) KFF Health News
When three teenagers died of fentanyl overdoses last year in Larimer County, Colorado, it shocked the community and “flipped families upside down,” said Tom Gonzales, t... |
| 25.08.2023 | It’s Time to Treat Substance Use Disorder Like the Chronic Disease It Is | Hans Morefield, CEO, CHESS Health
Far too often, substance use disorder (SUD) is viewed as an “acute condition,” one that can be “cured” with short-term treatment, such as a week-long stay in a detox facility. This could not be further from... |
| 03.08.2023 | ‘A Criminal Justice Approach to a Public Health Problem’: How the Justice System Can Improve SUD Support | In the 1980s, Haner Hernández only requested to attend a drug treatment program in order to get out of prison. Back then, he was only approved to be released from prison and go into treatment because the prison was overcrowded.
For him, the... |
| 28.07.2023 | His book on the opioid crisis flopped in 2003. It now has a new life on Netflix | A new Netflix TV show about the origins and consequences of the opioid epidemic is coming to the small screen. The show, “Painkiller,” is a fictional story based on real events that transpired around the Sackler family, Purdue Pharma, and t... |
| 11.07.2023 | What does it mean to be ‘in recovery’? We need a better federal definition | “When I use a word,” one of 19th century British author and mathematician Lewis Carroll’s characters once said, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.”
Though he was a formidable philosopher and logician, Carroll l... |
| 11.07.2023 | Peace Education Program at Rehabilitation Centers in South Africa & Globally | Orlando Towers' Artwork: a symbol of rehabilitation in Soweto, South Africa “I’ve had a lot of questions that I would love to learn, like know from life, and I couldn’t just ask anyone. So, when it was introduced to me, it was like a dream ... |
| 30.06.2023 | Des Moines school for troubled men wins zoning approval | Zoning for a nearly 18-acre campus for men who have been incarcerated, homeless or battled substance abuse was unanimously approved by the Des Moines City Council this week.
Why it matters: Harvest Academy — a self-funded nonprofit vocation... |
| 27.06.2023 | US 2024 hopeful Haley calls for China trade curbs over fentanyl deaths | United States
US 2024 hopeful Haley calls for China trade curbs over fentanyl deaths
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[1/5]U.S. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley delivers a foreign policy s... |
| 26.06.2023 | Helmand Valley Growers Co., Battle Brothers Foundation Push for Veteran Cannabis Access | Photo courtesy of Helmand Valley Growers Co.
Bryan Buckley, U.S. Marine veteran and founder of HVGC and Battle Brothers, is partnering with institutions to conduct veteran cannabis research.
My message for Congress members, ‘You sent me to ... |
| 28.05.2023 | Australian Girl, 13, Falls Victim to Deadly 'Chroming' Social Media Trend | John Lopez, Tech Times 28 May 2023, 12:05 pm
A 13-year-old Australian girl has tragically lost her life as a result of a dangerous social media trend known as "chroming."
The devastating incident has sparked calls for action and h... |
| 25.05.2023 | Adopting the term ‘preaddiction’ would be a serious mistake | The National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently proposed a new addition to the addiction vernacular: “preaddiction.” The idea is that the word will help identify and intervene on harmful ... |
| 08.05.2023 | Magic mushroom guides in Oregon face uncertain trip ahead | In the last few weeks, dozens of students have graduated from schools in Oregon where they were trained to guide people through magic mushroom trips that can last as long as six hours. At one school, an alpaca farmer, a social worker, an ER... |
| 07.05.2023 | Editorials
Editorials | Editorial: In battle against opioid crisis, saving every life with naloxone must be first step | It was only a few weeks ago, according to Longmont Police Officer Rachel Hasting, that a call came in from a frantic 17-year-old boy — his 14-year-old girlfriend was unresponsive.
When officers arrived, the caller was confused about how thi... |
| 27.04.2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Dave Phillips: Ending the hopeless cycle of poverty and addiction | By Dave Phillips
In 2021, more than 106,000 people died of a drug overdose. Over 80,000 of those were from opioids. These tragic numbers are only getting larger. And overdose rates are affecting minority and impoverished communities at an a... |
| 27.04.2023 | Solving The Opioid Crisis: 3 Ways Healthcare, State And Community Leaders Can Help Connect The Dots | Sara Ratner, President of Government Programs, Nomi Health. |
| 26.04.2023 | National Institutes of Health Awards Grant for Pivotal Clinical Trial of gammaCore™ (nVNS) in Patients with Opioid Use Disorders | ROCKAWAY, N.J., April 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — electroCore, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine and wellness company, today announced that the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Insti... |
| 21.04.2023 | A former fentanyl user describes the first time she took the illicit drug laced with xylazine as 'the scariest experience of my life' | Elissa Tierney (right) and her daughter (middle) met President Joe Biden (left) at an event in Philadelphia. Elissa Tierney
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| 27.03.2023 | Startups say the DEA's crackdown on online prescriptions could sever care for their patients with addiction | Tyler Le/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 21.03.2023 | From addiction treatment to nursing homes, end of COVID emergency will bring changes across U.S. health care system | The Biden administration's decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for COVID tests.
In response to the pande... |
| 18.03.2023 | CCHR Florida is Hosting a Mental Health Seminar on the Rights of Veterans | Many veterans face an uncertain return to civilian life which can include drug abuse, pain or loneliness after discharge from the military. It is estimated that one in ten veterans suffers from some sort of substance abuse which is higher t... |
| 13.03.2023 | CCHR Calls for More Oversight after Recent Addiction Treatment Center Closures | With $42 billion invested in the addiction treatment industry, CCHR says the closure of 16 facilities warrants more government oversight and stronger penalties for fraud
With $42 billion invested in the addiction treatment industry, CCHR sa... |
| 13.03.2023 | STALICLA attracts US partner for Phase 3 development of anti-cocaine drug | |
| 10.03.2023 | Serval Cat Found High on Cocaine, Rescued from Tree in Ohio—What Happened? | John Lopez, Tech Times 10 March 2023, 12:03 pm
Cincinnati Animal CARE, a local animal rescue organization, recently posted on Facebook that a serval cat doped up on cocaine was rescued from a tree in Ohio.
On January 28, it was reported to ... |
| 09.03.2023 | Opinion Columnists
Opinion Columnists | Opinion: Doug Hamilton: Overdose Prevention Centers are right for Boulder | House Bill 23-1202, generally known as Local Control of Life-Saving Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC), is good policy and a good bill that deserves our support. Primarily because, as shown below, OPCs reduce the problems associated with cri... |
| 10.02.2023 | Drug overdose deaths in South Carolina continue alarming increase; DHEC and DAODAS share resources, help available to anyone | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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Annual report shows South Carolina following national trends as drug overdose deaths climb again
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) released ... |
| 09.02.2023 | CuraSouth Now In-Network with VA Community Care Network | Newly renovated medical detox
Peaceful & Medically Supervised Detox Bedrooms
Largo substance use disorder detoxification and residential treatment center offers hope for veterans seeking recovery.
I always hoped the VA would lean into t... |
| 30.01.2023 | Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study | MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Living in a U.S. state where recreational weed is legal does not appear to increase the average adult’s risk of succumbing to “reefer madness,” a new study of twins has determined.
An adult living i... |
| 29.01.2023 | Editorials
Editorials | Editorial: Careful, transparent process is needed so that vital recovery house can succeed | Earlier this month, as Boulder reeled from the prolonged closure of the main branch of our public library, our Editorial Board weighed in on the issue to emphasize that, while the library needed to provide a safe environment for all patrons... |
| 13.01.2023 | For addiction treatment, longer is better. But insurance companies usually cut it short | Access to treatment for addiction has long plagued U.S. health systems. Why? Two reasons: It is expensive, and the long-term value of addiction treatment is often disregarded by insurance companies and other payers.
Its dirty little secret ... |
| 19.12.2022 | Rising Star and Sober New York DJ Says Music Saved My Life from Drugs and Mental Health Challenges | Oren Cohen, Pres. of Vibal Records
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NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, December 19, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- After years of drug use and his 20th stint in a psychiatric ward, Oren Cohen had his AHA moment. The self-described “short... |
| 16.12.2022 | New UMD Compound Could Reverse Effects of Potentially Deadly Drugs | In an effort to identify a universal treatment for drug overdose, a team of University of Maryland scientists has created a new chemical compound that could be a promising antidote for methamphetamine and fentanyl.
While opioids like fentan... |
| 16.12.2022 | Drudge Report slams Elon Musk over Twitter bans: ‘Is he tripping on drugs?’ | More On: elon musk
Letters to the Editor — Dec. 16, 2022 Media loses its mind after Musk bars reporters from Twitter — years after shrugging about Post ban Liberal journalists suddenly care about Twitter censorship — because they’re the one... |
| 10.12.2022 | How will California handle the youth fentanyl overdose crisis? | Expect a lot of debate over how California should respond to the state’s mounting fentanyl epidemic when state lawmakers return to Sacramento early next year.
Bills dealing with the super-powerful synthetic opioid are already piling up, man... |
| 30.11.2022 | North Carolina's 8th Judicial District Receives Federal Funding to Create Adult Recovery Court | North Carolina's 8th Judicial District , serving Greene, Lenoir and Wayne counties, has been awarded a $700,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to create and operate an Adult Accountability and R... |
| 17.11.2022 | Top government researcher calls for easier access to drug that treats opioid use disorder: "No reason why not" | The top addiction researcher in the U.S. government is calling for the broad deregulation of methadone — a medication that can reduce dependency on opioids — in a major departure from how it is currently made available.
Nina Volkow, directo... |
| 16.11.2022 | FDA Moves Toward Making Overdose Antidote an Over-the-Counter Drug | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Naloxone (Narcan, Ev... |
| 14.11.2022 | Mass Incarceration Is the Elephant in the Room When It Comes to Addiction, Expert Says | About 65% of the U.S. prison population has an active substance use disorder, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. That’s because the United States’ response to addiction and substance use disorders is a criminal justice respo... |
| 10.11.2022 | Veteran’s Day Addiction Treatment at Bright Future Recovery Helps Former Military Members Move Past Substance Abuse | Statistics show that veterans are at high risk for addiction, and the specialists at Bright Future Recovery offer assistance with recovery HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, November 10, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Bright Future Recovery ... |
| 03.11.2022 | Providers of methadone treatment say a big increase in access could backfire | BALTIMORE — Providers of methadone for addiction treatment have a message for advocates seeking a giant expansion in access: Be careful what you wish for.
Methadone, they acknowledge, is a highly effective medication for opioid addiction. B... |
| 27.10.2022 | During National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month drug education groups fight youth drug abuse with facts | Free booklet on synthetic drugs with information anyone working with children or teenagers should know.
This free on-line course can be done in an hour. It gives information and tools to help ensure youth are aware of the dangers of synthet... |
| 27.10.2022 | Allocate opioid settlement dollars to real addiction-ending solutions | The crisis of opioid overdose deaths that sparked the multitude of lawsuits leading to a historic settlement continues to rage, with overdose deaths at an all-time high despite heightened national awareness and more resources than ever dedi... |
| 19.10.2022 | Surviving drug overdoses can have life-altering consequences; Drug-Free World joins others in addressing this problem | Ms. Thalia Ghiglia works in the community to share drug education materials
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| 05.10.2022 | I've treated people with dissociative identity disorder for 26 years – here are 6 myths I want to clear up | Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.
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| 03.10.2022 | 8 reasons why you have to pee constantly, from diet to UTIs, and how to cut back on your bathroom breaks | Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.
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| 02.09.2022 | Rahul Gupta, first physician to serve as drug czar, says stigma among doctors is key culprit in addiction crisis | WASHINGTON — Rahul Gupta is no stranger to the nationwide addiction crisis.
Drug use and overdose defined his tenure as the top health official in West Virginia, arguably the state hardest hit by the epidemic, and before that as the health ... |
| 29.08.2022 | CCHR: Replacing Antidepressants with LSD is Like Switching Seats on the Titanic | Mental health industry watchdog says psychedelics are making a projected $10 billion a year comeback, replacing profit-losing antidepressants; with it comes a new wave of misleading, unproven theories that changing brain chemicals can chang... |
| 15.07.2022 | America's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launches Saturday
Was this page helpful? | FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Starting Saturday, if you or someone you know is contemplating suicide or having a mental health crisis, you can dial just three numbers -- 988 -- to get help.
Callers will be connected to a trained... |
| 14.07.2022 |
Meet the Startup That Wants To Deliver Ketamine to Your Door | Ketamine is on the come up in the pharmaceutical world. Once confined to nightclubs and operating rooms, the drug is quickly gaining recognition as a valuable tool for treating mental health disorders including depression and anxiety.
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| 12.07.2022 | Emergency Room visits or hospitalizations increased by 22% in marijuana users, compared to non-users, CNN reports | Free education booklet on marijuana available for download at drugfreeworld.org
Available to educators – a kit including booklets, videos, teacher’s lessons plans, and posters for use in schools or after school programs
“The Truth About Mar... |
| 24.06.2022 | The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse reports 1/3 of people treated for alcohol problems have no further symptoms | Matching the right therapy to the individual is important to its success.
Simply understanding the different treatment options can be an important first step.
Professionals in the drug and alcohol treatment field offer advice on what to con... |
| 22.06.2022 | Oklahoma fast-food restaurant worker arrested after meth found in order, police say | A fast-food restaurant employee in Oklahoma was arrested after a customer found a small baggy of drugs in their order, the Skiatook Police Department said. A crystalline substance inside the bag field-tested positive for methamphetamine, ac... |
| 10.06.2022 | Boulder Care takes in funding as its opioid telehealth program yields industry-leading retention rates | Boulder Care, a Portland, Oregon–based telehealth provider focused on medical treatment and support for people overcoming substance use disorders, raised $36 million in Series B funding.
Founded in 2017 by Stephanie Strong, the company has ... |
| 25.04.2022 | CCHR’s Museum & Award-Winning Film on Psychiatry’s Harmful History a “Must-See” | The mental health industry watchdog’s free, public museum in Los Angeles has educated and helped over 280,000 visitors. Healthcare students tour to get facts on treatment abuse and deaths. Online virtual tour also available.
The mental heal... |
