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Choosing The Right Inpatient Rehab Facility
How Do I Choose the Right Inpatient Rehab? Millions of Americans have been affected by the Opioid epidemic, alcohol, and other drugs, and deciding to …
New York Decriminalizes Up to Two Ounces of Recreational Marijuana
A New Marijuana Law for New York In the State of New York, recreational marijuana is one step closer to becoming legal. On July 29, Governor …
Research Study: Drug Addiction Is Sending More Children To Foster Care
How Drug Addiction Has Affected the Foster Care System On July 15, the academic journal JAMA Pediatrics published a study that examines how drug abuse and …
Alarming Suicide Trends in African American Children: An Urgent Issue
By: Roslyn Holliday-Moore, Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity The suicide rate among African American children aged 5 to 11 years has …
Dangers of the Negative Inner Narrative
Beware the Negative Inner Narrative There is an old adage that says, “Assume the worst and you’ll never be disappointed.” If I could alter one …
The Influence of Social Media on Teen Drug Use
The Relationship Between Social Media and Teen Drug Use Young people experimenting with drugs and alcohol is nothing new; however, social networking sites are offering …
How Do You Know If Someone Is Using Meth?
What are the Signs of Meth Use? Methamphetamine is notorious for its adverse effects. The illegal and highly addictive drug can devastate a person’s health. …
Phenibut Supplement: Potential Benefits and Risk for Addiction
What Is Phenibut? Many of us want a life-booster, something that makes us feel confident, energized, and ready for a challenge. For people who are …
Drug Traffickers Are Increasingly Mixing Fentanyl Into Cocaine
Cocaine and Fentanyl: A Lethal Combination on the Rise Since 1999, the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States has quadrupled. The Opioid …
Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, Overturns Cannabis Convictions
Recreational Marijuana Will Be Legal in Illinois On June 25, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 1438, which allows Illinois residents to use and purchase …
E-Cigarette Sales To Be Banned in San Francisco, Juul’s Headquarters
San Francisco Makes History by Banning E-Cigarette Sales On June 25, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously, 11-0, to ban the sale of e-cigarettes. The …
Report: Millennials Are Most Likely to Die From Alcohol, Drugs, Suicide
Millennials Are Most Likely to Lose Their Lives to Addiction Two non-profits, Trust for America’s Health and Well Being Trust, published a report this month …
Authorities Confiscate 16 Tons of Cocaine From Cargo Ship in Philadelphia
One of the Largest Drug Busts in U.S. History On June 18, a team of police officers and agents from the U.S. Coast Guard and …
Justin Bieber’s Battle With Addiction and Recovery
Justin Bieber’s Struggle With Xanax and Alcohol Addiction In an interview with Vogue earlier this year, Justin and Haley Bieber (née Haley Baldwin) opened up …
10 Celebrities Affected by an Alcohol Addiction
Celebrities Who Struggled With Alcoholism and Found Recovery In 2015, over 15 million American adults over 18 years-old qualified as having an alcohol use disorder …
Evidence of Ancient Cannabis Use Found in China
Cannabis Use Discovered in Ancient Chinese Tombs In the Pamir Mountains in present-day western China, researchers have found evidence of cannabis use dating back at …
Recovery and the Price of Change
Paying the Price of Change Here is one of the ways I learned about the price of change. A couple of years ago, I hired …
After Losing Children to Opioid Use Disorder, Parents Urge Lawmakers to Expand Medicaid
In North Carolina, half of all people who received emergency care for an opioid overdose were uninsured
10 Celebrities Who Battled Addiction and Mental Illness
Celebrities Who’ve Battled Co-Occurring Disorders: Addiction and Mental Health Disorders Anyone can develop mental health and substance use disorders (SUD), regardless of age, race, or …
How Rehab, Sobriety, and Diet Transformed Jenna Jameson
Jenna’s Journey to Recovery and Sobriety Included Rehab and a New Diet Jenna Jameson may be best-known for her work in the adult film industry …
People in the Thresholds of Recovery
The Challenges of People in the Thresholds of Recovery In keeping with our focus on the thresholds of recovery and embracing the thin places between …
Substance Abuse in Rural vs. Urban Areas
Differences in Substance Abuse in Urban and Rural Areas The development of a substance abuse issue is something that can affect anyone, regardless of age, …
Getting on Your Nerves (Literally): How Opioids Work
How Opioids Work and How They Impact the Body Opioids are created naturally within the body and are commonly prescribed, but how do they work? …
Destigmatizing Mental Health in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
By: Victoria Chau, Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity and Roslyn Holliday-Moore, Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity Asian …