Some US prisons have begun trials with Vivitrol, an injectable monthly medication for decreasing cravings and blocking opiate highs, in order to prevent returning inmates from using once they are out of the prison system. ...
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and nonprofit organization Facing Addiction held an event in Los Angeles, California to announce the release of the first Surgeon General’s first-ever report on addiction. The report is an ...
The governor of Vermont, Peter Shumlin, has recently proposed a new way to combat the opioid epidemic overtaking his state and the rest of the nation. Gov. Shumlin’s proposal would require “doctors and patients ...
At the end of October, the Michigan Legislature examined a new law that would allow a “registered nurse or a trained school employee” to give naloxone to those who show signs of overdosing (Ferranti, 2016). ...
Pennsylvanians court-ordered into psychiatric facilities are ending up in jail instead of receiving treatment due to a lack of beds. Many of Pennsylvania’s mental hospitals were closed without adequate alternatives, so penitentiaries are becoming ...
In the October issue of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) international journal, AA Grapevine, the Twelve Step organization focused on atheist and agnostic members, which is a new topic since the inception of the journal in ...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation that will require all middle and high school health classes to teach about mental health as part of their curriculum. The legislation will take effect in ...
The nonprofit organization Party.0 is going on a national tour to college campuses across the US to show that sober partying can be just as fun. Party.0 was created by Jake White during his ...
To address Wisconsin’s growing opioid abuse issues, Governor Scott Walker recently announced the creation of a special task force to deal with the crisis. The task force will be led by Lt. Gov. Rebecca ...
According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), middle-aged Americans are smoking weed more than teenagers for the first time since 2002 (Kim, 2016). The CDC report analyzed data ...
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