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Ohio to Fund $2.3M in Addiction Treatment for Inmates

Jails across the state of Ohio have received a second round of grants totaling $2.3 million to prioritize addiction treatment for inmates. Substance abuse is among the leading causes of death for prisoners. Preventing Overdose …

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 …

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 …

The New Meth Epidemic: Chemical Changes Lead to Major Devastation

Meth is meth, right? Or is it? Let’s take a look at something more benign: water. Put two atoms of hydrogen with one atom of oxygen and you get water. Add a second oxygen atom …

Injectable Biosensor Chip Can Monitor Alcohol Levels in Recovering Addiction Patients

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have created a tiny injectable biosensor chip that can detect whether patients in recovery from alcohol addiction have relapsed and consumed any alcohol. The device is intended …

New York Rehab Center Adds Detox, 24-7 Access in Saranac Lake

In Saranac Lake, New York, St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center Inc. just received the okay to transform an old, unused warehouse into a treatment facility that will offer patients 24-hour care as well as an outpatient …

Analyzing Stamp Bags Can Alert Officials to New Deadly Drugs

Analyzing small wax packets containing street drugs can alert officials to lethal substances causing overdoses in local communities. The wax packets, known as stamp bags, commonly contain drugs like heroin and fentanyl, and they can …

Heroin Laced with Dangerous Chemicals Bromadol and Rizzy Found in Midwest

Ohio law enforcement is warning neighboring states about dangerous batches of heroin being laced with substances found to eat away skin and cause instant drug overdoses. The origination of these substances, known as Rizzy and …

Experts Find Women are at a Higher Risk of Cocaine Addiction

Women play multiple roles in their communities. They may be business workers, wives, mothers, and family caretakers. As a result, they often juggle unseen levels of stress. In fact, research shows that women tend to …

10 Questions to Ask Your Teen Before Putting Them into Detox

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, not only is it important to talk to your teen about drug use, the way that you talk to them is important as well. One of …

A woman laying on a bed clutches her stomach as she struggles while detoxing at home

10 Things That You Need to Know About Detoxing at Home

Home detox can be very dangerous and damaging, leading to a variety of mental and physical problems. There are several things that you need to know about detoxing at home. 1. It is Dangerous to …