The New York Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services announced funding last week to complete fourteen new alcohol and drug treatment centers to help combat the addiction epidemic. The state is dedicating $5.1 million in funding to the effort across the state. They also announced additional funding for two recovery centers. One of the
In Virginia, Suboxone clinics run by Dr. Frank Hyatt and Dr. Jianyi Zhang were raided by federal agencies in 2018, and both doctors have told the media they don’t know the reason why. The raids included warrants allowing the police to take computers and patient charts, which have since been returned. Frank Hyatt has prescribed
Massachusetts recently passed a law meant to help people get access to addiction recovery while in medical crisis. Many people with addictions end up in the ER for overdoses, but they’re just as likely to be sick from an infection or withdrawal pains. At those times, they often are willing to imagine something better. Until
Addiction is everywhere. Shouldn’t recovery be, too? This is a question that many experts ask when they are looking for new solutions to the addiction crisis. Solutions, of course, come with a stigma that relies on the shame of the disease of addiction. Some communities are hesitant to host facilities that can help those very
With treatment costs often out of range for private individuals without insurance, many corrections facilities are taking an innovative approach to tackling substances abuse within prison walls and beyond. If there are no beds available for treating addicts, is it possible for opiate users to stay clean when they get out of prison? And if
Addiction treatment coverage is slashed in the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act, which will strip away what advocates say is essential coverage for drug addiction treatment. This reduction in coverage is being proposed even as the number of people dying from opiate overdoses has continue to climb nationwide. Beginning in 2020, the
With the addiction crisis that has been taking place across the United States over the past ten years, hardly any Congressional district has been left untouched. Many politicians made fighting opiate addiction a part of their platform during the 2016 election, and met with constituents to hear their stories of crisis and loss. However, as
With the expanding use of naloxone, the live saving drug that can often reverse the symptoms of an opioid, thousands of lives are saved every year. But what happens after an opiate overdose is reversed by naloxone? Many emergency rooms will simply discharge the addict once they’re considered stable. Sometimes there will be a recommendation
Family members and friends who have loved ones who struggle with addiction often wait in earnest for the day that the addict in their life decides that they’ve had enough. Addicts wanting help may have to hit bottom before they reach out for help, but others may find they’ve “had enough” before their lives are
