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Intervention Strategies for Addiction: A Comprehensive Guide

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Intervention Strategies for Addiction: A Comprehensive Guide Addiction is a complex and challenging condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It can have devastating effects on individuals, families, and communities. However, with the right intervention strategies, individuals struggling with addiction can find the help and support they need to overcome their addiction and lead fulfilling […]

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Ohio Community Considering Tough Policy for Repeat Overdose Calls to 911

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The City of Middleton, Ohio, is feeling the effects of the opioid crisis like so many other municipalities in the US. Under a proposed plan by a City Council member, people who dial 911 for help for a person who is overdosing on opioids may be told that help is not on the way. Councilman

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Women More Likely to be Hospitalized for Opioids than Ever Before

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More long term studies are being published on the effects of opioids in the United States. As researchers are able to obtain a broader scope of the damage, the data is revealing more about what could help combat the opioid crisis. For instance, a new report shows that women are being admitted into emergency rooms

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Rich Kids at Higher Risk for Addiction, According to New Study

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The results of a new study have found that teens who come from an upper-middle class background are at higher risk for drug or alcohol addiction than the national average. The researchers found that in their mid-twenties, young adults from a well-to-do background were two-to-three times more likely to be diagnosed with an addiction. The

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Study: Even Short-Term Opioid Use can Cause Dependency

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At the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, researchers presented a new study that warns against prescribing opioids for minor pain. The room full of doctors and medical professionals listened to Kit Delgado, an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, explain how even small amounts

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High Mortality Rate for Opioid Use Indicates Gaps in Healthcare System

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Researchers at UCLA School of Medicine recently compiled a study monitoring the mortality rate among more than 2,500 patients with opioid use disorder in a general healthcare setting, such as a primary care physician or hospital. What they found was that the patients were seemingly slipping through the system either undetected or inadequately treated. Nearly

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Drugged Driving Deaths Outnumber those Caused by Alcohol Alone

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Deaths caused by drunk driving used to be the biggest cause of accidental deaths in our country. However, in recent years, accidental overdoses have climbed to the top, and so has car crashes where one or both of the drivers were under the influence of drugs. The Governor’s Highway Safety Association is working with other

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Pennsylvania Considers Proposals to Force Addicts into Treatment

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In an effort to deal with the issue of increased heroin and opioid overdoses in the state, a groundswell of support seems to be growing for a measure that would make it legal to force people with substance abuse issues into treatment in the state of Pennsylvania. The highest-ranking Democrat in the Senate has introduced

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Varying Painkiller Prescribing Practices in Hospitals Examined

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Emergency departments and doctors’ offices are traditionally where many people get their prescription painkillers. Because of this, policy makers and healthcare officials have taken a closer look at physicians when it comes to the prescription narcotic problem in the United States. For instance, many hospitals have instituted policies where doctors do not give more than

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Viewing Opioid Addiction as a Public Health Problem

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One of the most challenging barriers to overcome when it comes to handling an addiction is the stigma and misunderstandings attached to being an addict. People who have substance use disorders are often viewed as poor, uneducated, minority males who are also criminals. However, this is simply not true. In fact, according to JAMA Psychiatry,

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