Tag: addiction
No, My Prescribed Opioid Use Was Not a “Relapse”
Society tends to view banned drugs and their use in binary terms. People who ...
Canada to Fund Research on Psilocybin for Substance Use Disorder
Applications have opened for Canadian researchers seeking federal funding to study psilocybin treatments for ...
When Putin Labels Zelensky a “Drug Addict,” It Implicates the Wider World
After two months, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has directly caused unknown tens of thousands ...
As a Methadone Patient, I Demand No Return to the Pre-COVID Status Quo
COVID-19 made us rethink how and why we were doing all kinds of things ...
Vulnerable People Are Dying in Unregulated Recovery Houses
Dawn Troutt, of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, lost her 38-year-old son to a fentanyl-involved overdose ...
Non-Substance Addictions Are Key to Understanding What Drugs Don’t Do
The parents of a 13-year-old middle school student brought their son to a counselor ...
How My Drinking Was Used to Deny Me Treatment for Depression
Five years ago, I called the hotline for adult psychological services at a major ...
San Francisco Hospital Program Offers Harm Reduction to Patients
In some hospitals in the United States, doctors will send people home with prescriptions ...
Proposed Drug-Decrim Ballot Initiative All Set in Washington State
Washington State activists have filed a proposed ballot initiative that would remove criminal penalties ...
Insurers Illegally Denying Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Benefits
The US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury released a ...
