In the U.S., the drug overdose crisis – also called the opioid crisis – continues to impact individuals, families, and communities nationwide. Despite the best efforts of treatment professionals,...
In our treatment centers across the country, we support people with a wide variety of substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders. Patients who participate in our treatment programs may...
If you read news online, you may have seen headlines in your news feed over the past week that look like these: “Fentanyl ‘Vaccine’ May Have Been Discovered, Researchers...
In early 2020, the opioid overdose crisis in the U.S. entered a fourth phase, which research scientists think may be the most dangerous phase of the crisis yet. If...
When the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the U.S., life changed dramatically. Some states carried on with business as usual, but for a majority of communities, local public health guidelines...
Almost ten years ago, in 2014, the Attorney General of West Virginia, Patrick Morrissey, published a press release about the dire nature of the substance use and overdose problem...
The opioid crisis in the United States, which began in the early 1990s, did not disappear during our most recent public health crisis, the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, it...
In 2020, the opioid crisis in the United States entered its fourth decade. That’s not an exaggeration. Many people in the U.S. think the crisis began when former President...
Each year, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) sponsors National Addiction Treatment Week (NATW). This year, NATW happens from October 17th to October 23rd. The goal for NATW...
In October 2017, the U.S. government – in an official White House Proclamation – declared the opioid use disorder epidemic a public health emergency. That galvanized the nation and...
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