There is a pervasive myth in the ambit of addiction recovery that a person…

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Over the past decade, nearly 21 million prescription painkillers have been…

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Before Joe Thompson switched treatments for his opioid addiction, he…

Often times in order to understand how we got to a certain place, we…

Fueled by drug crisis, U.S. life expectancy declines for a second straight year

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Fentanyl is an incredibly powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is rapidly changing the landscape…

Substance induced disorders (SID) can be differentiated from independent co-occurring mental disorders in that…

Alcohol use disorder is a disorder that is typified by a dangerous pattern of…

“On Thursday, President Trump said he intended to declare the opioid crisis a 

“BOSTON – Beacon Health Options (Beacon), a national leader in behavioral health management, announced…

“BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Trump said Thursday he intends to declare a state of national…

What really causes addiction – to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how…

“For years, people with addiction have wondered when the media would recognize our condition…

“September is National Recovery Month, a month reserved for celebration by the…

“As a young sergeant, Police Chief David MacDonald remembers the department responding to some…

“Every day, thousands of people who are consumed by the nation’s opioid epidemic connect…

“LAWRENCE — As the opioid epidemic continues to impact communities across the country, The…