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Addiction Treatment In Prison Improving

AUDIO – ADDICTION IS A PRISON – Nov. 20, 2024 - Treatment options for opioid use disorder in Pennsylvania jails…

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Vending Machines Offer Clean Free Needles and Narcan

NPR AUDIO – STICK WITH THE WINNERS!  – Nov. 14, 2024 - “I don’t shoot up that much,” said Brian,…

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Dr. Nora Volkow On Addiction Science and Harm Reduction

WHAT DOES SHE KNOW? – Nov. 7, 2024 - As the first woman and Hispanic Director of the National Institutes…

2 weeks ago

Is This Methadone’s Moment?

IS IT TOO LATE? – Oct. 31, 2024 - “It’s absolutely atrocious that methadone policies have not kept up with…

3 weeks ago

Why Are Some Still Opposed to Life-Saving Addiction Treatment?

STOP THE MADNESS – Sept. 30, 2024 - The opioid crisis continues to devastate communities worldwide, claiming far too many…

2 months ago

Is California’s Oversight of Addiction Treatment That Bad?

AUDIO – ASK THE PATIENTS – Sept. 29, 2024 - Brandon Nelson, discharged from a Laguna Beach psychiatric facility and…

2 months ago

Up The Dose of Anti-Opioid Drug to Curb Addiction!

WHEN IN DOUBT - TAKE MORE! –                          …

2 months ago

Less Than Half of Jails Provide Life-saving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

100% WRONG –                                  …

2 months ago

How Narcan Reverses Opioid Overdoses

VIDEO – PICK SOME UP TODAY – Sept. 23, 2024 - Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is a critical tool…

2 months ago

Detroit Creates Team to Fight Overdoses

VIDEO – WHAT PRICE FREEDOM – Sept. 14, 2024 - Detroit is creating an opioid quick response team that aims…

2 months ago

Philly Residents Get Meds from ‘Bupe Bus’

THE MOUNTAIN COMES TO YOU –                            …

2 months ago

20 Million Fentanyl and Xylazine Test Strips Distributed

BETTER SAFE THAN DEAD – Aug. 30, 2024 - Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State has surpassed…

3 months ago

Her Son Died In His Dorm. Where was the Narcan?

WHERE IS LOVE? –   Aug. 23, 2024 - This spring, Vera-Schubert reached out again, saying Bobby had relapsed. On…

3 months ago

Awareness Campaigns Save Lives

BE WOKE –   Aug. 14, 2024 - One of the most recognized national awareness and prevention resources is the…

3 months ago

Implantable Robotic Narcan Dispenser Reverses Overdoses

VIDEO – GET SOME TODAY –   Aug. 24, 2024 - Researchers have developed a new device that will help…

3 months ago

N.J. County Sees 40% Drop in OD Deaths in 2024

VIDEO – COMPASSION AND LOVE –   Aug. 8, 2024 - The county opened a shelter with more than 20…

4 months ago

Harm Reduction Seeks to Help Addicted Individuals

VIDEO – LET THERE BE LIGHT –   July 30, 2024 - Harm reduction programs look to help those dealing…

4 months ago

Med Students Begin Their Careers With White Coat and Narcan

FINALLY –   July 26, 2024 - For first-year medical students in Philadelphia, the beginning of their career in health…

4 months ago

San Francisco Could Pay Cash to Stay Clean

VIDEO – WEEKLY STIPEND –   July 29, 2024 - The proposal, called “Cash Not Drugs,” would create a voluntary…

4 months ago

Acupuncture Can Shorten Methadone Treatments

EAST MEETS WEST –   July 10, 2024 - Eight weeks of acupuncture was found to reduce the dose of…

4 months ago

They Hand Out Overdose Reversing Meds at Festivals

PHOTO GALLERY –   June 30, 2024 - Columbus, OH, USA; This Must Be the Place founders Ingela Travers-Hawyard and…

5 months ago

Model Shows Better Access to Methadone Could Save Lives

WOULD SAVE LIVES –   June 19, 2024 - In France, the majority of people with an opioid use disorder…

5 months ago

Ketamine and MDMA are Having Moment

VIDEO – IT WORKS IF YOU LET IT –   May 28, 2024 - Lori Tipton is among the growing…

6 months ago

Mobilize Recovery Maine Gives Out Free Narcan Door-to-Door

VIDEO – SAVING ONE LIFE AT A TIME –   May 26, 2024 - The canvassing is part of Mobilize…

6 months ago

Arrests at North Carolina Methadone Clinic

DRUG WAR CONTINUES –   May 21, 2024 - Probation Officer Carter was hot on Emma’s heels. Early on August…

6 months ago

California Pays Meth Users to Get Clean

THE GOLDEN STATE –   May 22, 2024 - Quinn Coburn knows the lifestyle well. He has used meth most…

6 months ago

OPINION: Providing Safe Supply Would Reduce Overdoses

GOOD IDEA –   May 13, 2024 - It seems very cruel to me to recognize how many people are…

6 months ago

Faster Approach for Starting Extended-release Injectable Naltrexone

BIG PHARMA FOREVER –   May 8, 2024 - Starting people with opioid use disorder on  injectable, extended-release naltrexone (XR-naltrexone)…

7 months ago

Philly Mayor Switching Tactics on Open Air Drug Market

AUDIO – IS ACCEPTANCE THE KEY? –   May 7, 2024 - A number of major cities are changing the…

7 months ago

More Addiction Patients Can Take Methadone at Home

STILL NOT ENOUGH –   May 8, 2024 - Despite methadone’s effectiveness, a labyrinth of state and federal rules  keeps…

7 months ago