Lawmakers weighed a bill that would create the facilities, where people can use drugs in a monitored setting, in four CT municipalities.

The vast majority of people who have a substance use disorder (SUD) never seek treatment. At most, 10% of adults with a drug ...

The Capital Chronicle published a four-part series about fentanyl addiction in Oregon and the state's approach to the crisis.

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Social media pressures us to believe we are never enough. Dementia cases are on the rise. Addiction tightens its grip on the vulnerable. And while life expectancy increases, so does homelessness. Here ...

Drug addiction is a condition in which there is uncontrolled use of a substance with a harmful outcome. Drugs overstimulate the brain’s reward circuit, producing pleasure or euphoria. With repeated ...

“My parents didn’t know what to do.” By his early twenties, Hill was grappling with addiction. He abused painkillers, sold drugs, and frequently entered and exited treatment program ...

Rehabilitation for drug addiction has several psychological benefits, including: Improved mental health, increased self-esteem; improved emotional regulation, improved coping skills, improved ...

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The enCompass program was developed by the nonprofit organization Addiction Policy Forum to tackle the stigma around addiction, correct ...

It can occur with prescription or nonprescription drugs. It can also range from mild ... which signals an addiction to that substance. Anyone can develop substance use disorder.

Self-compassion is a relatively new construct in the scientific literature, and there is currently a lack of robust psychometric measures of self-compassion in the workplace. Therefore, validating the ...

Deprescribing medications known as ‘fall-risk increasing drugs’ (FRIDs) is a common strategy to prevent falls. We conducted a systematic review to determine its efficacy for the prevention of falls ...