Check out this summary of a NIDA study in former methamphetamine and cocaine users, who were able to quit smoking without relapse.
Category: Recent Recovery News
These are news items that relate to recovery. If you have any you would like to share, send them to news@quitandrecovery.org.
Urge Surfing is a new technique based in mindfulness meditation that may contribute to relapse prevention. Check out this how to article!
New evidence shows that teens exposed to D.A.R.E. programs may be more likely to use alcohol and tobacco.
This USA Today article highlights a new barrier to recovery that is emerging for today’s heroin addicts.
Recent evidence from research conducted at Washington University and the University of Southern California suggests a high prevalence of comorbid substance abuse and psychiatric disorders.
This video presents a new type of recovery called Phoenix Multisport that has been very successful. Check it out!
This presentation by Wake Forrest’s Mike Nadar covers the cost of drug addiction in the United States and offers some suggestions on how we could change the cost to taxpayers while increasing the efficacy of the methods utilized!
Check out this article that describes the debate between complete abstinence and moderate drinking for recovering alcoholics in addition to the debate about the use of medication to assist with recovery. What do you think?
Read this article to see which 10 cities have the biggest drinking problem. Drinking problems according to this report includes binge drinking, consuming large amounts of alcohol throughout the week, or drinking while underage or pregnant. The results may surprise you!
