Realizing you have a substance abuse problem is scary. Making the decision to get help is scary. But that distress is generally extinguished by the idea of being happy, functional, …
New Trial Uses Human Brain Implants to Fight Addiction Read More
When news breaks that an A-lister is admitting themselves to an addiction treatment facility, the media is typically splashed with images of a luxury, beachside rehab center. If we’re looking …
Addiction Treatment in Jail: Massachusetts Sends Addicts to Prison for Treatment Read More
Drug addiction is about chasing the high, feeling warm and fuzzy, and dissolving from reality in a wash of euphoria. At least, that’s what we’ve been told. But new research …
Opioid Euphoria Is A Myth For Most People Read More
Oregon is on its way to being the first state to make shrooms legal. You heard that right: magic mushrooms, the drug known to trigger visual hallucinations, may be legalized …
Oregon Gets Ready to Make Shrooms Legal Read More
Anyone remember the Tide Pod Challenge? Or, perhaps more prominently, the amount of effort put into stopping people from eating Tide Pods? The innocuous-laundry-detergent-packets-turned-dangerous-poisoning-agents started trending once more on social …
Are These New Whiskey Pods Fueling Teen Alcohol Abuse? Read More
Imagine asking your child — who only recently hit double digits in age — how her day was and she nonchalantly responds, “It was fine. I had to pee in …
Student Drug Testing: School Districts are Now Drug Testing Middle Schoolers Read More
Face sores, hyperactivity, aggression, paranoia. These are the typical profile qualities of a meth user. Methamphetamine took the spotlight years back, plaguing the midwest with its ultra-addictive qualities. While exposure …
Meth is Making a Vicious Comeback in Fatal Drug Cocktail Read More
With all of the buzz surrounding the myriad of presidential candidates right now, it’s easy to miss the facts of potential policies. So, if you missed it, Bernie Sanders and …
Sanders and Warren Announce Support for Safe Injection Sites Read More
Strobe lights, loud music, hours of dancing, heavy bass, colorful clothing . . . how would you complete this list? Probably with Molly. When we think of MDMA (or Molly, …
Trial Proves it Can Be Safe to Use MDMA to Treat Alcoholism Read More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s no secret that incredibly large numbers of people struggling with addiction don’t receive treatment. Discrepancies with insurance, barriers in health care, lack of support… these are essentially all …
Snowballing Addiction Crisis Spawns an In-Home Drug Treatment Program in Kentucky Read More