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Increasing contingency management incentives can help more patients recover from addiction
Early recovery from drug addiction to opioids and stimulants is physically and mentally demanding, and a long road to ...
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Substance Use Vs. Substance Use Disorder: What’s the Difference?
Substance use and substance use disorder (formerly substance abuse) differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person ...
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Addiction specialists come together in Everett to reach more patients
Medical and behavioral health providers have teamed up with a needle exchange in Everett to create a clinic that makes ...
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‘They want to change their lives’: Sara Nelson advocates for prioritizing drug addiction treatment
Seattle City Council President Sarah Nelson introduced a resolution asking the city to allocate a portion of the new sales ...
He escaped a 'panic house' in Mexico, where young drug users end up as hit men — or dead
With a surge of methamphetamine addiction, panic houses run by crime gangs are proliferating, as a recovering addict warns of ...
'Gas station heroin': The drug sold as a dietary supplement that's linked to overdoses and deaths
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an urgent warning about tianeptine—a substance marketed as a dietary ...
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Sonya Johnson Overcame Decades of Drug Addiction
Sonya Johnson, 41, started taking drugs at age 11, when a man who was sexually abusing her gave them to her behind her ...
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Substance dependence and tolerance in managing pain
In this presentation, I will describe the ethical considerations of managing pain for patients with substance dependence. I will describe why pain management is an ethical issue and provide a short ...