Trouble de consommation d'un opiacé

KIM JANDA LIKES TO SAY he has engineered immune cells in the lab capable of protecting the human body against virtually “everything that’s walked or crawled”—including some of the most toxic known diseases, including anthrax, botulinum neurotoxin, an

Dr. Carl Hart's positions on drug use and availability may seem quite extreme to some — but are thoughtful and data-driven. He asserts that racism is a major factor in the negative image drugs carry.

Amber Capone had become afraid of her husband. The “laid-back, bigger than life and cooler than cool” man she’d married had become isolated, disconnected and despondent during his 13 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL. Typically, he was gone 300 days of the y

KIM JANDA LIKES TO SAY he has engineered immune cells in the lab capable of protecting the human body against virtually “everything that’s walked or crawled”— including some of the most toxic known diseases, including anthrax, botulinum neurotoxin, a

By shunning people who use medication-assisted therapy to kick opioid addictions, 12-step programs are making the opioid epidemic worse.

Black Panthers and other activists brought the ancient Chinese practice into addiction medicine in New York in the 1970s. Despite a lack of firm evidence, it’s still popular in some communities.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price made two claims about opioid addiction that are contradicted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which is part of the department Price heads. The post Can Opioid Addiction Be Cured? appeared first on

A new mobile app monitors a user’s contacts and location, and sends alerts to caution them about acquaintances or neighborhoods that might threaten their recovery from an opioid addiction.

The change means that doctors will no longer need a special federal waiver in order to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder.

Exposed to drugs in the womb, the tiniest victims of America’s opioid epidemic find relief at Lily’s Place, while their parents learn how to care for them

Sobs filled a packed McHenry County, Ill., courtroom Thursday from relatives and supporters of John Galloway, pleading for the admitted former heroin addict to receive probation for supplying the drugs on which his friend overdosed. But the judge rul

DRUG-OVERDOSE DEATHS in the United States rose to record numbers in 2019 and are still climbing. Last year saw nearly 72,000 Americans die from overdoses, and 2020 has shown a 13 percent increase, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Pr

Since the onslaught of COVID-19, the U.S. has seen unprecedented changes, particularly in the rise of opioid use. At least 30 states have reported increases in opioid-related mortalities or overdoses, and the number of overdoses thus far in 2020 has

Most people with opioid addictions don't get the treatment proven to work: therapy with a medication that can stabilize the body's natural opioid receptors.

Amber Capone had become afraid of her husband. The “laid-back, bigger than life and cooler than cool” man she’d married had become isolated, disconnected and despondent during his 13 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL. Typically, he was gone 300 days of the y

The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready.

The evidence is strong that some people struggling with meth addiction benefit from the drug regime.

The ancient practice of mindfulness may be a powerful tool in fighting the modern-day epidemic of opioid addiction, new research suggests. In a series of studies, an eight-week course in mindfulness techniques appeared to loosen the grip of addiction

It's time for doctors to start asking every patient, every time: Have you engaged in any illicit drug use? That's the new advice from a panel of public health experts who examined whether a primary care physician's time is well spent - and whether pa

Infants do better with their parents, studies find, as long as parents have support to get and stay sober. This program starts during pregnancy, to rally and train a strong family support network.

Russia has an opioid abuse problem as big as America's, but a very different way of dealing with it. No methadone replacement therapy in Moscow – just a couple of aspirin and a short, sharp withdrawal shock.

Say you're a publicly insured Californian with an addiction to heroin, fentanyl or prescription narcotics, and you want to quit. New research suggests you can do it the way most treatment-seeking addicts in the state do - by undergoing a medically su

Integrative approaches to managing pain offer an effective alternative to opioids and a way to help people break opioid addictions.

BETWEEN 2012 AND 2016, the number of children placed annually into foster care in the U.S. increased by 10 percent. A significant driver of the rise was opioid addiction. According to the most recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)