A Union County nonprofit that helps women battling addiction is asking county leaders to approve a new residential treatment ...

Forgive the violent imagery, but we long to box the ears of every California lawmaker with “Rehab: An American Scandal” by Shoshana Walter in one hand, and “Fighting the Florida Shuffle,” by former ...

This idea of a drug potentially "curing" substance abuse marks a significant departure from longtime treatment orthodoxy which follows the 12-step teachings of Alcoholics Anonymous, which hasn’t ...

Mary started drinking regularly in the early nineties, when she was thirteen. Her father had recently married a Danish woman and moved the family to Denmark, which has one of the highest teen-drinking ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

Participants who got single dose of psilocybin were more likely to abstain from cocaine than those who got placebo ...

GLP-1 drugs may curb addiction and craving, making some patients less likely to drink alcohol. It could ease anxiety, compulsive thinking and emotional distress ...

More treatment facilities are in everyone’s plans across the country, but little about residential treatment is ever ...

People huddle in a doorway next to the city's Medical Respite & Sobering Center near Eighth and Mission streets on April 10, 2025. Photo by Gustavo Hernandez. When Theris Coats failed to make it from ...

Franklin County marks Treatment Court Month, highlighting how programs like Good Wolf address substance use, mental health ...