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Warning Signs of Substance Use Disorder: Is it Becoming a Problem?
Substance use disorder is a complex condition affecting millions, and recognizing the warning signs early is crucial for taking preventative steps, getting help, and possibly reclaiming your life.
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How exercise can benefit addiction recovery
Fitness and exercise might not be the first things that come to mind when considering the most important aspects of recovery, but their positive impact is substantial.
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Why are there no treatments for cocaine and meth addiction?
Amid public health warnings about rising stimulant use disorders, the Food and Drug Administration is urging drugmakers to develop treatments for cocaine and methamphetamine addiction.
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Helping Kids Overcome Alcohol Addiction
The Children’s Center of Hamden has been helping kids overcome addiction for nearly two decades now.
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Lamar Odom Invests in Addiction Treatment Centers After His Own Health Journey
More than seven years after his near-fatal overdose, Lamar Odom has launched Odom Wellness Treatment Centers, a collection of facilities offering rehab programs to those struggling with addiction.
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Push to Create Facilities Where Users Can Safely Consume Drugs
For years, Carol Jones lived in isolation. “Not able to leave the dorm room and go to classes and then self-medicating with substances to help make me feel ‘quote’ normal,” Alliance for Living Harm Reduction Champion Carol Jones said. Having lived with drug addiction and now 33 years clean, Jones has a passion to help others battling the same...
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Lawmakers Consider Allowing Safe Facilities for Drug Use
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the creation of facilities were people can use opioids and other drugs in a controlled environment with medical personnel nearby.
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Nearly 8% of Addiction Patients Cheat Drug Tests, Study Says
Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.
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Father to Speak About De-Stigmatizing Substance Use Disorder at the Power of Media Forum
A group is coming together to reduce the stigma associated with substance use disorder. They are hosting The Power of Media virtual forum Friday, which is focused on looking at how the language we use plays a role in all the negative connotations associated with addiction. It is a personal mission for one Connecticut dad, who lost his son to…
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Father to Speak About De-Stigmatizing Substance Use Disorder at the Power of Media Forum
A group is coming together to reduce the stigma associated with substance use disorder. They are hosting The Power of Media virtual forum Friday, which is focused on looking at how the language we use plays a role in all the negative connotations associated with addiction.
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Flavor Flav Spent $2,600 a Day on Drugs for 6 Years at the Height of His Crack Addiction
During a recent interview on the podcast “Off the Record With DJ Akademiks,” the 63-year-old rapper shared that he was addicted to cocaine, crack, weed, alcohol, and cigarettes “for 18 years straight.”
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Flavor Flav Spent $2,600 Everyday On Drugs For 6 Years
Flavor Flav got candid about his past battles with addiction during an appearance on the “Off the Record with DJ Akademiks” podcast.