“So much of our addiction treatment is actively traumatic,” Szalavitz told Salon in a phone interview. “It tells people, ‘Sit ...

Only a tiny percentage of people addicted to alcohol or drugs take medication for it. Why not? It's complicated, but the ...

The architect of Alberta’s recovery model for addictions treatment is urging B.C. to take a similar approach when it comes to ...

A new study from researchers at UC San Francisco has found that a treatment approach designed to help people addicted to fentanyl, using low doses of buprenorphine, is not working as expected. The ...

When it comes to overcoming drug and alcohol addiction, access to the right treatment options is crucial for a successful ...

Roughly 17% of the U.S. population (48.5 million people aged 12 and up) had a substance use disorder in 2023, according to ...

Health Centers Near Me examined SAMHSA's substance use and mental health survey to identify states with free or affordable treatment facilities.

The city on Wednesday will officially launch what it is calling a “neighborhood wellness court” in Kensington, an initiative ...

The city is launching “neighborhood wellness courts,” a diversion program designed to issue citations and offer addiction treatment and other services in lieu of misdemeanor sentences.

Striving to stay sober, Hal Pyzyna succeeded for nearly a decade until the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020 — the stress ...

The number of 311 reports of discarded needles has surged since the city ended a popular needle-buyback program.

The newest treatment for AUD, acamprosate (Campral) was developed in France. The FDA approved the drug for abstinence ...