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State Autonomy or Federal Negligence? Medicaid Cuts in the Fight Against Opioid Addiction
State Autonomy or Federal Negligence? Medicaid Cuts in the Fight Against Opioid Addiction

State Autonomy or Federal Negligence? Medicaid Cuts in the Fight Against Opioid Addiction State and federal governments pay deeply for addiction….

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Opioid Abuse: How and When to Get Help
Opioid Addiction is Predictable and Potentially Avoidable if Physicians Change Screening Habits

Opioid Addiction is Predictable and Potentially Avoidable if Physicians Change Screening Habits Most people only use prescription opioids for a short…

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The Dangers of Opioid-Replacement Therapies: Continuing a Half-Baked Life

The Dangers of Opioid-Replacement Therapies: Continuing a Half-Baked Life Life on opioids is a cruel existence in which drug seeking, withdrawal…

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Why People Aren't Talking About Substance Use Disorder, man talking to woman in white shirt and glasses.
Does Addiction Recovery Require a Change in Consciousness?

Does Addiction Recovery Require a Change in Consciousness? The last ten days, I’ve been at conferences hosted by Yale University and…

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Talking Helps Lower Suicide Risk

Talking Helps Lower Suicide Risk The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collect data about mortality in the U.S., including…

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Proving the Benefits of Meditation

Proving the Benefits of Meditation Mindful meditation is a type of meditation (which is an exercise of deep, prolonged concentration) during…

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On the Cutting Edge of Addiction Treatment: The Global Addiction Conference

On the Cutting Edge of Addiction Treatment: The Global Addiction Conference I have spent the past week in Rio de Janeiro,…

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Alzheimer’s May Be Linked to Benzodiazepine Use

Alzheimer’s May Be Linked to Benzodiazepine Use A study by French and Canadian scientists has found evidence that people who take…

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Taking Prescription Pills While Avoiding Addiction

Taking Prescription Pills While Avoiding Addiction When prescription medications are used in any way other than as prescribed, they are being…

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Drug Abuse in the Medical Profession

Drug Abuse in the Medical Profession America’s drug epidemic reaches into all streams of life including an alarming number of health…

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