Portugal Setting Example by Putting Addicts in Therapy Not Jail
Portugal Setting Example by Putting Addicts in Therapy Not Jail
Author: Justin McKibben Some believe that in order to combat addiction, there is a far greater solution than what has been seen in the past of punishment. Many believe you should build a system that is designed to help drug... Learn MoreIs Harm Reduction the Future of Recovery?
Author: Justin Mckibben Many believe that responsible and compassionate work done by police to support harm reduction has the potential not only to improve public health, but to help heal the damaged relationship between police and public in the wake of... Learn MoreIncrease in Hepatitis C Infection Related to the War on Drugs
The anti-drug stance and policies that have come from the "war on drugs" are to blame for rising rates of hepatitis C all over the world, according to a new report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP).... Learn More3 Reasons 2015 will be Big for Harm Reduction
Author: Justin Mckibben Harm reduction has taken some leaps and bounds in recent years as far as a growing movement to confront the rise in drug use and the devastation of addiction on an individual and community level. With the... Learn MoreParty Drug to Curb Binge Drinking?
By Cheryl Steinberg Is the solution to stopping binge drinking alcohol (a drug) the taking of another drug? According to a couple of key players in the debate, the answer to this question is ‘yes.’ Recently, a patent has been... Learn MoreAre the 12 Steps the Only Way?
By Cheryl Steinberg As much as 90% of the drug and alcohol rehabs in America endorse the 12 Step approach to treatment and recovery and yet, research shows that there’s a better way: combining therapy and medication. If you are... Learn MoreNarcan-like Drug for Cocaine Overdose in Development
By Cheryl Steinberg Chang-Guo Zhan, who is a pharmaceutical sciences professor in the United Kingdom, is working on the first FDA-approved drugs to treat both cocaine overdose and cocaine addiction. Currently, there is no approved treatment for cocaine overdose, which... Learn MoreCan You Really Be Addicted to The Needle?
By Cheryl Steinberg As a recovering IV drug user, I can say absolutely, without a doubt that yes, you can be addicted to the needle and to that ‘needle high.’ For many, if not all drug addicts, the ritual of... Learn MoreHow do I know I’m the “Real Deal”? 4 Signs of Alcoholism/Addiction
The disease of Alcoholism/Addiction is one that is cunning, baffling and powerful. It is frequently described as the only allergy that deliberately tricks you into thinking you don’t have it, and causes you to crave more of the substance that... Learn MoreHow THIS Alcoholic Learned to Moderate
As an alcoholic (and addict), I am one of those all-or-nothing, black-and-white-no-shades-of-grey types. But, when I first came to the rooms, I thought, “There’s gotta be a way that I can moderate my drinking.” After all, plenty of other (normal... Learn MoreAcupuncture and Addiction Treatment: Trading One Needle for Another
There is evidence to support the combination of acupuncture addiction treatment. The first acupuncture detoxification clinic in the United States opened in 1974, at the Lincoln Memorial Hospital in the South Bronx section of New York City. In the beginning,... Learn MoreOpinion: Do Needle Exchange Programs Encourage Drug Use?
What are needle exchange programs? Needle exchange programs are government funded programs that supply clean needles to drug addicts so that they are at a lower risk of sharing needles and spreading diseases. Needle exchange programs are harm prevention for... Learn More
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