GREENSBORO, N.C. — Louise Vincent figures her group, the North Carolina Survivors Union, saves at least 1,690 lives a year. The harm-reduction and syringe service program distributes the opioid overdose reversal medication …
With Overdose Deaths Surging, Advocates on the Ground Push for Over-the-Counter Naloxone Read More
Tonja, a woman from Colorado, is far from the only person driving an RV down Colorado’s rural highways. But unlike the other rigs, her 34-foot-long motor home is equipped as …
Tricked-Out RVs Deliver Addiction Treatment to Rural Communities Read More
COVID-19 has affected the entire population, but in different ways. The elderly and immunocompromised are concerned about straight up mortality. But one section of the population that doesn’t get as …
Losing Jobs During COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects Recovering Addicts 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
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
You move to Los Angeles as a teenager in hopes of becoming an actor/model/director/what-have-you. We see it in movies, follow it in TV shows, read it in books, and even …
Former Playboy Model’s Skin Started to Rot After Self-Medicating with Alcohol Read More
Dozens of patient advocacy groups, like the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, recently appeared in national advertisements objecting to a Trump administration …
Big Pharma Gave Money To Patient Advocacy Groups Opposing Medicare Changes Read More
The first nine months of 2013 started off as a banner year for the Sackler family, owners of the pharmaceutical company that produces OxyContin, the addictive opioid pain medication. Purdue …
Lawsuit Details How The Sackler Family Allegedly Built An OxyContin Fortune Read More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every year, pharmaceutical companies contribute millions of dollars to U.S. senators and representatives as part of a multipronged effort to influence health care lawmaking and spending priorities. Use this tool …
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