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ADDICTION & RECOVERY NEWS

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

"In the fall of 2020, Tadie launched a new approach at Salem Hospital, using $320,000 from a federal grant that the hospital had worked...

Telehealth leads to better opioid outcomes

A new study reports that including telehealth as treatment for opioid use disorder during the pandemic was associated with better outcomes,

New study reveals how tobacco from traditional or noncombusted cigarettes damages corneal cells

In most countries, cardboard cigarette packages display imagery or text that warns smokers of the increased risks of heart attacks,...

National Institutes of health: Words matter: language can reduce mental health and addiction stigma,

July 28, 2021: In a perspective published in Neuropsychopharmacology, leaders from the National Institutes of Health address how using...

FUTURITY: TARGETING EUPHORIA MAY CURB COCAINE ADDICTION

April 30, 2020: A new study explains how cocaine modifies functions in the brain. The work reveals a potential target for therapies aimed...

WHSV: West Virginia officials announce new app to help people recovering from substance abuse

April 22, 2020: A new tool to reduce isolation and offer support resources to West Virginians with Substance Use Disorder was announced...