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How addiction works in the brain, and why opioids are so dangerously addictive.

Addiction isn’t a condition that just affects your behavior; it also affects your brain and body. Therefore, to recover from addiction, it’s not enough to simply quit using substances. Your brain also has to undergo certain changes to detox and recuperate. Knowing how the brain heals from addiction can help throw light on the science […]

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An opioid replacement program in downtown Fredericton will continue to operate at the River Stone Recovery Centre until March 2025 after it got a one-year extension from Health Canada, despite increased opposition to the clinic.

The large urban mayors of Northern Ontario are advocating for increased provincial and federal support, prioritizing the establishment of Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hubs and the expansion of the Rural Community Immigration Pilot.

The Pinecrest Queensway and Somerset West health centres are aiming to get a slice of $370 million of provincial funding to operate centres focused on addictions recovery and links to supportive housing.

Alcohol tore her family apart, but through turning to God a Moldovan mother finds freedom from addiction and hope of recovering her children.

Zosia and Monika couldn’t find an addiction therapist within a 60 kilometre radius of their town, so they became therapists themselves.

Penn State College of Medicine is marking a milestone of a decade of sharing expertise and best practices at the upcoming Tenth Annual Penn State Addiction Conference.

The Latin American Community Center (LACC) presents a unique art contest and invites participants to explore addiction through artistic expression. ArtAddiction, a juried art competition hosted by the LACC’s Prevention Promoters Program, seeks to explore addiction, recovery, and mental health through artistic expression. This year’s theme, “Change IS A Process,” has categories that include painting, drawing, […]

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Trump wants to return to the use of mental institutions and proposes tent cities to deal with people who are unhoused and have mental illness. Experts say it's beyond the scope of federal authority.

The United States is grappling with two severe health crises: the COVID-19 pandemic and an opioid epidemic that appears to be worsening as more people deal with stress and isolation as they face increased barriers to medical care. Preliminary numbers for 2020 show that overdose deaths were outpacing the record-setting number of more than 71,000 fatalities in 2019.

Cuddle hormone, also known as oxytocin, produced naturally in the human body, is becoming a better alternative to long-term pain management in the middle of America's rising opioid issue.

Excessive smartphone use, lack of sleep, cyberbullying, and poor mental health are all interlinked issues affecting teens in today's digital era. Australian

Doctors caution against excessive medlinksmartphone/medlink use in children under 10, highlighting risks to both physical health and behavior (!--ref1--).

Researchers are using knowledge gained from rat studies to develop better therapeutics

Apps today are opening up channels of communication on several ‘uncomfortable’ topics. From sexual health and addictions to depression and mood tracking, help is just a click away.

More than 1,200 supporters were surveyed to mark the launch of a partnership between the Football Supporters' Association and GambleAware's 'Bet Regret' campaign.

Medications to Treat Opioid Addiction Are Effective and Save Lives, But Barriers Prevent Broad Access and Use, Says New Report

New research concludes that hypersexuality is not a neurological or physiological disorder, but just heightened libido.

The oil spill drives home the consequences of our addiction.

Theses six apps can help you add hours back to your day.

For many Facebook users, the urge to like a kitten video or snoop on a high-school flame is almost irresistible.

An addictive game and millions of micro-transactions equal success for King.

Food has been described as ambrosia and the elixir if life. For some, eating is a biological necessity for others it is a passion that can turn into an obsession. Experts define food addiction to be a disorder where the addict is preoccupied with food, the availability of food, and the pleasure of eating. There are three recognized addictions:

There is no relationship that can breed more frustration and unhappiness than a relationship where one of the partners is an alcoholic.

The second annual 2016 Active For Recovery Bike Ride event is now open for registration! The ride benefits Metamorphosis of Alachua County, a long-term, community-bases, residential treatment program for adult chronic substance abuse clients.

Dr. Roy has provided a spectrum of clinical addiction services and now is Director of the Fellowship in Addiction Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

New Brunswick addiction treatment center expands its Telehealth offerings to continue battling addiction amid COVID-19 pandemic

Partnership helps revitalize and empower local community

Stonegate Center recently reopened the newly-renovated men's residential rehab facility.

Pivot Treatment and Wellness Centers Hires Recovery Expert Wayne Stewart as National Director of Business Development

Self controlled method and system for identified, treatment and weaning from computer and Internet addiction. On one embodiment of the invention, the system analyzed user activity on the computer and while surfing the Internet, and presents results of his addictive level visually on user's interface. Supporting the whole information of addictive level to the user, give him the power to fight against the phenomena and prevent to increase it. The user can decide whether he wants treatment and act to have it by personal actions or by involvement of third parties such as parents, therapist, support group or even a specific social website. For weaning from the addiction the system can provide positive feedbacks, special treatment and even presents and prizes if the user reduced dramatically his addictive level.

HAMPSHIRE fast bowler Chris Wood has opened up about his long-running gambling addiction.

Social distancing and self-isolation are the new normal under the COVID-19 pandemic, and this reality is changing every fiber of society, including the way substance abuse support is handled and administered.

Ian Graham,  guitarist, songwriter and singer for the Austin psych metal band The Well, describes how hearing "Ocean Size" by Jane's Addiction when he was a kid showed him how powerfully music could convey a feeling by  transporting him "to somebody else's movie."

Ten years ago Chris Roby sought help from the Salvos for crippling alcoholism; he's now leading a group of men fighting addiction to help their local community's response to bushfires.

Meagan Kite overcame a drug addiction and devastating house fire. Cheryl Norris struggled to find the truth about her ancestor, an Aboriginal woman called No Name. Their stories form part of a unique art project called Women's Stories on display in the Riverland.

Bottle shops in Darwin have eased voluntary restrictions on the sale of cask wine, saying Government policies have made them superfluous. But the move has prompted criticism from police, and a major supermarket giant has already backtracked.

Two teenagers who have recently sought help to stop chroming are speaking out about their addictions, which have led to the loss of friends and family members, in the hope of deterring others from heading down the same path.

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The solution is not to scold drivers but to make structural solutions.

  I must confess: I was tempted to write a column along the lines of “Yes, it’s a war on the car, and it’s a just war!” But we don’t need a war on the car. What we need is an intervention. We need a serious conversation about our collective, structural addiction to this substance, […]

The post Our addiction to driving is costing lives, and more appeared first on Torontoist.

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So I get up today and the kids are up before me watching TV. That's fine, it Sunday, got to sleep in, figured I go check my email and puts around online for a few. Later I go into the living room, to turn the TV so I can start watching Game highlights before the Super Bowl, but can not find the remote. I mean I searched everywhere. The usual places... In the couch cushions, under the couch, behind the couch and behind the TV.... nowhere to be found.