How Are Therapeutic Communities Integrated into the Criminal Justice System?
More than half of U.S. prison inmates meet the criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD), a figure that is about five times higher [...]
Reimagining the “Addict” Identity Important for Recovery
A new article, published in Noûs, explores how self and social identity can be used to better understand addiction, as an alternative to the traditional disease [...]
Opioid Addiction and the Myth of Powerlessness
There is a belief that those of us with an opioid addiction, that we are powerless over our addiction. That is a myth. We [...]
Opioid agonist treatment and risk of mortality during opioid overdose public health emergency: population based retrospective cohort study
BMJ 2020; 368 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m772 (Published 31 March 2020)Cite this as: BMJ 2020;368:m772 Lindsay A Pearce, project coordinator1, Jeong Eun Min, senior statistician1, Micah Piske, project coordinator1, Haoxuan [...]
Substance use disorders linked to COVID-19 susceptibility
September 14, 2020 A National Institutes of Health-funded study found that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are more susceptible to COVID-19 and its complications. [...]
Oregon Ballot Initiative Would Decriminalize Low-Level Possession of All Drugs
Measure 110 would reduce felony convictions for drug possession by an estimated 95 percent. MAX DUNAT | 8.21.2020 1:30 PM (Ded Mityay | Dreamstime.com) Voters in [...]
Study: Too Many Barriers to Opioid Use Treatment, Especially for Pregnant Women
By Traci Pedersen Associate News Editor Last updated: 22 Aug 2020 ~ 2 MIN READ A new study suggests it is very difficult for [...]
Switzerland Fights Heroin with Heroin
This is the second in our series exploring how Switzerland has dealt with opioid addiction in different — and sometimes controversial — ways cutting [...]
Opioids, Inc. (2020) – Frontline
Pushing opioids. Bribing doctors. Making millions. FRONTLINE and the Financial Times investigate how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller up [...]