What Does It Mean When We Call Addiction a Brain Disorder?
What Does It Mean When We Call Addiction a Brain Disorder? March 23, 2018 The term acknowledges that addiction is a chronic but treatable medical [...]
Listening to Patients’ Voices in Developing New Opioid Addiction Treatments
Listening to Patients’ Voices in Developing New Opioid Addiction Treatments Share April 05, 2018 What Patients are Saying on a blackboard One of the pillars [...]
ACA and ASAM Release Joint Policy Statement on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in the Justice System
by ASAM Staff | Mar 20, 2018 American Correctional Association and American Society of Addiction Medicine Release Joint Policy Statement on Opioid Use Disorder [...]
Joint Public Correctional Policy Statement on the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders for Justice Involved Individuals
Adoption Date: February 12, 2018 Joint Public Correctional Policy Statement on the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders for Justice Involved Individuals A Joint Statement [...]
ENSO Recovery Comes to Westbrook
ENSO Recovery, a Medication Assisted Treatment Program that specializes in the treatment of opioid use disorders with facilities in Portland and Sanford, [...]
More Paths to Successful Sobriety than Just Alcoholics Anonymous, Says New Study
More Paths to Successful Sobriety than Just Alcoholics Anonymous, Says New Study February 26, 2018 ALTERNATIVE MUTUAL HELP GROUPS ARE VIABLE OPTIONS TO TRADITIONAL [...]
Study changes long-held concepts of cell decoding
Scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) have uncovered evidence that shows a more complex and elaborate role for the [...]
E-cigarette ads associated with cigarette smoking initiation among youth
A scientific study finds that receptivity to e-cigarette advertising increases the likelihood of trying conventional cigarettes one year later. The research was funded by the [...]
Non-psychoactive cannabinoid may enable drug addiction recovery
Photo by ©Shutterstock/kzww An animal study finds that cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive chemical found in marijuana, may help reduce the risk of drug and alcohol [...]
A Bridge to Hope – Recovery Maine Job Fair
Community Assisted Recovery We can never get a re-creation of community and heal our society without giving our citizens a [...]