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After nine years as a homeless drug addict in Los Angeles, Jared Klickstein finally checked himself into a drug treatment center. Unlike the program he had gone to six years before, which had hot tubs, acupuncture, and trips to the beach, this one, in North Hollywood, was deadly serious about personal responsibility. Clients kept a

November 2022American scientists from a number of research centers and universities in Houston and New Orleans have developed the world’s first vaccine…which blocks the drug fentanyl from entering the brain of rats, thus preventing the development of addiction, Pharmaceutics reports. Specifically, it refers to opioids associated with an increase in the number of disorders and

So, let’s build these protective fences, so we don’t have to drive the heart-breaking ambulances.) Staying on the path to health takes patience, loving relationships, and emotional resilience. People in drug abuse recovery need all the help they can get. Fortunately, tools and resources are available to help someone stay straight and to pick them

Seven times more people are initially accessing drug rehabilitation services after their release from prison since a new prison exit scheme was introduced in Tower Hamlets last year. “Drugs can be a contributing factor of many crimes in Tower Hamlets, including burglaries, anti-social behaviour and knife violence.  “Prisoners returning to drug use on their release

By the time someone reaches out for addiction care, they may have already have suffered numerous painful losses in their lives. Addiction can steal a person’s happiness, job, friends and family, and can erode their freedom. Far too often, the expectation is that someone must hit “rock bottom” before treatment can work. But this is

“Meth can be one of the toughest addictions to treat, but research shows that people who use meth are more likely to stick with treatment programs when they receive rewards for staying drug-free. It’s a method called “contingency management…” In study after study, contingency management has resulted in a 40% to 50% rate of abstinence

So, When Can I Burn My Bridges Again? Dealing With Toxic Relationships in Addiction Spaces Moving out and on and using lived experience and earned resiliency to be a proactive agent for prevention, not just recovery. View PDF

Abstinence: Not the only option, but clearly the best one for your well-being – In the U.S. in 2016, 54% of adults in recovery reported continuous or current abstinence, and 46% reported current use of a secondary substance, primary substance, or both. Lower risk substance use statuses (i.e., continuous abstinence, current abstinence) were associated with