Workplaces just joined the front line of overdose response. A new national standard added naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses, to the recommended contents of workplace first aid programs and one generic pharmaceutical company is giving …
A Houston campus that’s provided medical detox and addiction treatment for more than four decades is marking a milestone this month. The Prevention and Recovery Center, known as PaRC, has operated on its 10-acre campus …
A new benchmark exists for anyone to utilize for evaluating different treatment facilities and levels of care available. A commentary published ahead of print in the Journal of Addiction Medicine argues that the Fourth Edition …
A hospital stay for an alcohol related illness can provide an important opportunity to begin treatment. Yet many patients leave without taking that next step. A systematic review, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, …
San Diego County’s shortage of supervised withdrawal capacity is about to improve. Officials unveiled a new $29 million Substance Use Residential and Treatment Services center in National City on September 14. The facility represents the …