Addiction psychotherapy—treating problematic substance use and addictions in individual therapy—is quite effective and can be deeply rewarding. In my experience, people enjoy the individualized nature ...

The U.S. drug crisis is as bad as it’s ever been, and there are few signs things are getting better. About 110,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2023, about the same as in previous years. Fentanyl, ...

For as long as the federal government has worked to support substance use treatment, it has operated on a simple premise: Addiction medicine’s objective is to help people using drugs stop — completely ...

There are many different ways to quantify the opioid crisis. The obvious is the dramatic rise in deaths from overdoses. Let’s not overlook the number of overdoses themselves – often as recorded by ...

Since 2021, harm-reduction organizations have distributed hundreds of thousands of sterile needles and syringes to drug users ...

Drugs and the consequences of addiction are woven into the fabric of Jamie Madden’s life. Her earliest memory is of standing ...

NORTH ADAMS — For Samantha Kendall, progress in addiction care might not look like progress to the general public. Whether encouraging people to test their drugs, handing out clean syringes or ...

September is Recovery Month, a time to celebrate people who’ve overcome their addictions and honor those we’ve lost to overdose. Overdose is a leading cause of death for people forced to live outside, ...

For years, threats of closure have loomed over the supervised drug consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Hamilton County is offering a new way to help those struggling with addiction:harm-reduction vending machines. There's one at the fire station at the corner of 9th and Broadway ...