Tag: addiction
Forced to Quit Methadone Because of His Adderall Prescription
Breadman came to me recently with a harrowing story. Aged 43, he lives in ...
West Virginia Senator Calls Syringe Exchanges “Failed Experiment,” Seeks to Ban Them
In West Virginia, which has the highest rate of opioid-involved overdose deaths in the ...
In Defense of the Concept of Addiction
The term—and concept of—“addiction” is regularly frowned upon or even attacked by people in ...
Southerners With Substance Use Disorders Wrongly Denied Disability Insurance
Staff confusion and incompetence seem to be responsible for the wrongful denial of disability ...
Coerced Into Rehab? Here’s a 28-Day Survival Guide
January traditionally sees a surge in rehab admission rates. And if you’re going to ...
“An Abstinence-Based State”—Utah Harm Reduction Faces Unique Challenges
Deaths involving opioids, methamphetamine and other drugs have reached record highs in Utah. The ...
Addiction Treatment Facilities Fall Badly Short, Shows Federal Study
It’s well established that America’s addiction treatment industry fails to fully meet the needs ...
A Mission to Turn Recovery Coaches Into a Harm Reduction Resource
On International Overdose Awareness Day 2018, Dean LeMire sat in the New Hampshire woods ...
Four Intersecting Overdose Crises Require Unique Responses, Researchers Find
A one-size-fits-all approach to the “opioid epidemic” will not work, say researchers at Iowa ...
The Ethical Quagmire of Conducting Drug Trials With Incarcerated People
Using human beings as “guinea pigs” for unethical experiments becomes so much easier when ...
