Mass. hospitals expand bedside addiction treatment amid new evidence of its benefits
Patients who receive inpatient treatment are far more likely to be prescribed life-saving addiction medications, a new study ...
Helping to ‘make them feel human’: MultiCare Deaconess team breaks down hospital’s barriers to opioid addiction treatment
When MultiCare peer support liaison Chandelle Gill speaks to a patient about their addiction, she can see herself.
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The bill would increases penalties, but doesn’t address addiction treatment
The bill targets fentanyl-related substances, but illegally manufactured fentanyl is far more prevalent and kills more people ...
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Youth legislators make case for student-written law addressing drug addiction
When Kathleen McCarthy considers who would benefit from the bill she wrote, she specifically remembers her childhood friend ...
Patients will need extensive support after involuntary addiction treatment: Alberta agency
An Alberta Crown corporation that studies addiction recommends that any involuntary treatment be done for longer time periods ...
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Weber County jail launches expanded medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction
People who are incarcerated at the Weber County Correctional Facility and struggling with opioid use disorder now have access ...
Denver addiction treatment companies merge
AspenRidge Recovery merged with Colorado Medication-Assisted Recovery, in Thornton, (CMAR) to reach more individuals and ...
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‘The wheels came off’: pandemic causes ‘surge’ of over 50s in addiction treatment
Like a growing number of over 50s, one of Andrew’s addictions was crack cocaine. Over the last five years, the number of ...