A new NPR article explores how ubiquitous behavioral addiction can be in the modern society. Click here to read more at NPR.
Category: Recent Recovery News
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A Utah bill that passed the state senate recently would reduce the DUI limit by the end of next year to 0.05. Read more about the news at The Fix.
The National Center for Health Statistics recently released a study that shows that deaths caused by heroin overdoses quadrupled from 3,036 in 2010 to 12,989 in 2015. Read the study at CDC’s website.
Increasing penalties for drug use may not be the best way for communities to handle drug addiction. Read more at The Fix
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently published a study suggesting a link between unusual amnestic syndrome and opioid use disorder. This study looked at people affected by unusual amnestic syndrome in Massachusetts […]
The measures limit opioid prescriptions to 7 days (with some exceptions). They will also increase penalties for dealers whose drugs cause fatal overdoses. Read more at The Fix
Read this Discover Magazine article about how neurons activated because of binge-drinking can tell us that we’re starving
New Mexico Attorney General announces Project OPEN: Opioid Prevention and Education Network, which will kick off with a free Opioid Abuse Training in Albuquerque on January 11, 2017. Read more about it in the press […]
New research into addictive craving and how the changes in brain caused by it can be detected even after death Read more at The Fix
