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Opioid Detox During Pregnancy Linked to Safer Births

A new study published in the 2025 Journal of Perinatology offers valuable insights into how opioid detox and medication assisted treatment during pregnancy can affect newborns with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). Investigating the Link …

Free Homeless Detox Opens in San Diego

A new homeless detox in San Diego officially opened this past September, offering a lifeline to unhoused residents struggling with addiction. Father Joe’s Villages launched the 44 bed facility to Southern Californians experiencing substance abuse …

Kansas Opioid Detox Centers Fall Short, Experts Warn

The University of Kansas conducted a study and found that residents in the Sunflower State experiencing substance abuse crises often lack access to opioid detox centers. The shortage of opioid detox programs in Kansas leaves …

Brain Study Links Alcohol Relapse to Detox Needs

A new study found a key brain area that may contribute to alcohol addiction and an increased risk of relapse, highlighting the importance of alcohol detox and relapse prevention. Many have wondered why a person …

Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Raises Surgery Risks

A recent study based in Ohio highlights the need for patients prepping for surgery to undergo detox to address the oft-overlooked issue of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Surgery is tough on the body, but for patients …

Louisiana Medicaid Detox Center Opens in Lake Charles

An exciting and much needed new addition to the region’s mental health care system has recently opened in Lake Charles. New Steps Detox Addiction Treatment Center is dedicated to expanding access to care across Southwest …

Baltimore Drug Crisis Needs More Than Harm Reduction

Harm reduction programs are helping to save lives nationwide but they’re not enough to solve the Baltimore drug crisis recovery advocates say. If the epidemic of drug addiction is to be effectively addressed, they argue, …

Buprenorphine Smuggling Sparks Detox Access Calls

A buprenorphine smuggling incident at a Michigan prison is sparking detox access calls nationwide. It comes after a corrections officer was found guilty of smuggling the drugs to inmates at the minimum security facility in …

How Underdosing MAT Raises Opioid Overdose Risk

The opioid overdose crisis continues to plague communities across the US but according to a new report there’s one risk factor that is little discussed and even less well understood. This threat is the underdosing …

A Guide to Understanding Court-Ordered Rehab

The unfortunate reality is that substance use disorder (SUD) can lead us to do things that we would never choose to do while sober, like obtaining a conviction. However, there is an alternative to incarceration: …

What Does It Feel Like to Be High on Meth?

Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug with both short-term and long-term effects—including physical and psychological dependence. With each use of meth, a person can experience both psychological and physical symptoms. Here’s what happens. Psychological Effects of …

Are Immunotherapies a Treatment for Meth Addiction?

They couldn’t get through! The meth molecules in Becky’s bloodstream couldn’t get to her brain because they were too large to pass through the blood-brain barrier. So they stayed in her bloodstream. The molecules traveled …