Tag: treatment
Federal Bill Would Roll Back Modest Progress on Methadone Access
When it comes to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder, Representative Erin Houchin, a ...
Could Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder Make a Comeback?
Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, was the sole remaining facility in the United ...
Bill Would Require the VA to Study and Provide Psychedelic Treatments
A new bipartisan bill would mandate the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish “innovative ...
Beyond the Panic: A Harm Reduction Lens for Teen Drug Use
Adolescent drug use often triggers moral panics, fear-mongering and the passage of draconian laws ...
SF Advances RESET Sobering Center, Over Concerns of Unlawful Detention
San Francisco is moving forward with plans to open a controversial sobering center, despite ...
“Shuffle” Exposes the Corrupt, Abusive Sober Homes Industry
Shuffle is that rare documentary about drug use and rehab that doesn’t offer a ...
SF to Open “RESET” Sobering Center, Pilot Civil Commitment for Drug Use
On January 7, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie (D) announced imminent plans to open ...
BC Human Rights Commissioner Slams Overdose Inaction as “Violation”
Government inaction on the overdose crisis is a human rights violation, according to a ...
To Move Beyond Abstinence-Only, We Need Better Tools to Measure Recovery
Recovery from a substance use disorder has traditionally been conflated with “sobriety,” or total ...
A Son in a Sober-Living Home, Lost to Overdose
[This article is excerpted from the book Rehab: An American Scandal. You can read ...
