Tag: treatment
How 12-Step Programs Became Embedded in US Hospitals
When I first went through treatment for an alcohol problem back in the 1990s, ...
Ohio Harm Reductionists Sue for Transparency in Opioid Settlement Spending Decisions
The state of Ohio is getting over $800 million from a settlement with opioid ...
Inebriate Asylums to Narcotic Farms: Addiction Treatment’s Cruel Roots
Kenneth Anderson founded HAMS (Harm Reduction, Abstinence and Moderation Support) in 2007 as a ...
Quitting Kratom Reminded Me How Little Drugs Have to Do With Addiction
“I admitted I was powerless over my addiction” is a phrase I only uttered ...
Oregon’s Decrim Funding Has Been a Trial to Implement. Better Is to Come.
On February 1, 2021, Oregon became the first state in the nation to decriminalize ...
WA Ballot Measure to Decriminalize Drugs Has Early Poll Lead
As a signature drive kicks off in Washington State to qualify a drug decriminalization ...
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 ...
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 ...
One Year on, Oregon Drug Decriminalization Is Boosting Harm Reduction and Housing
February 1 marks the one-year anniversary since Measure 110 took effect in Oregon, decriminalizing ...
Insurers Illegally Denying Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Benefits
The US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury released a ...
