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The city of Charleston is turning its opioid settlement funds into hope, using them to invest in local groups working to combat addiction. In December 2025, the city committed $540,000 to 14 treatment ...
Someone who drinks heavily to quiet their anxiety is not dealing with two unrelated problems. They are dealing with one ...
Meditation and structured breathing may support recovery by reducing stress, improving emotional regulation, and helping people respond to cravings with greater control.
As a physician anesthesiologist, I see patients every day who face opioid use disorder. It can affect anyone. Opioid use disorder is not limited to any income, profession, or neighborhood. It is a ...
Siksika Nation is welcoming a new addiction treatment centre. The 76-bed facility is the second of five Indigenous-led recovery centres set to open in Alberta.
At least 25 New Jersey towns blew millions in opioid settlement money, reportedly spending the massive windfall on lavish purchases like an electric Mustang, custom monogrammed jackets and splashy ...
Rates of substance use fell among adolescents and young adults across most substances between 2021 and 2025, even as marijuana use increased among adults aged 26 years and older, according to the 2025 ...
Four new opioid earmarks totaling $451,112 will be recommended to Luzerne County Council, the county’s Commission on Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement decided Wednesday.
Pennsylvania leaders announced expanded case management and support services for people struggling with gambling addiction.
The Iowa Poison Control Center has launched a new statewide program to help healthcare providers treat opioid use disorder.
Lindsay Dzilowski, KVH Community Health Worker and Certified Peer Support Specialist, is hosting an opioid overdose awareness event next Monday, August 31, designed to spread awareness and bring insig ...
Adolescents face added risks from substance use as rural access barriers, fentanyl exposure and mental health needs complicate prevention and treatment.
EXCLUSIVE — Personal experience with addiction among policymakers at the highest levels of the Trump administration is shaping new federal policies on drug and alcohol recovery. Kathryn Burgum, ...
As online betting moves onto phones and laptops, therapists say more Pennsylvania women are gambling alone, often late at night. Online gambling is booming across Pennsylvania, but the fastest-growing ...
Previous Image 1/3 Next Image For Fairfax County families, deciding to seek help is often only the beginning. The next question is more difficult: does the person need residential treatment, a Partial ...
Aaron Hogg first went to a bookmaker with teammates when he was still a teenager. What began with fruit machines, pool and casual bets eventually became a serious addiction that left him in debt, ...
The story of ketamine begins in the 1950s with a synthetic dissociative drug called phencyclidine, or PCP. PCP was developed as an anesthetic, but had pretty severe adverse side effects, such as ...
A ThedaCare counselor shares ways families can support loved ones with substance use disorder while setting healthy boundaries.
Meanwhile, the odds of having both a substance use disorder and a mood or anxiety disorder nearly doubled in the same 10-year period.
From changing culture to investment and criticism, BBC Sport NI examines the Irish League's ever-changing relationship with gambling.
At least 25 towns have spent opioid settlement funds in ways that violate the spirit — and even the letter — of the 2021 national agreement.
Four area police departments have received a total of more than $200,000 in grants to help survivors of opioid addiction.
Protecting gamblers, combating criminal activity and preventing gambling addiction are among the central objectives of Curaçao’s new gambling legislation, according to the Curaçao Gaming Authority ...
Mississippi will accept applications from organizations for opioid abatement grants on Monday, Aug. 31, through Monday, Oct. 5.
FBI agents hit Detroit and Troy rehab facilities run by Quality Behavioral Health. The reason why is still unknown.
FDA clears alcohol use disorder drug ANS-858 for phase 1 clinical trials by Amygdala Neurosciences, advancing treatment options for substance ...
A Tennessee obstetrician published a study that found naltrexone to be effective in helping pregnant patients stay off drugs. Auditors and addiction specialists found that his research had serious ...
AST-004 into another major CNS indication and reinforces the breadth of its cerebroprotective potentialGROTON, Conn., Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company ...
The demand for addiction treatment is rising, creating pressure on services. Read about the implications for recovery efforts.
Senior manager at Tiglin, Ger Ganley, said that one in five people who present to the organisation have an addiction to gambling. He noted that the Rutland Centre has recently had to open a ...
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