Keywords Archives: addiction treatment

Montana putting treatment in reach of more addicts

One of the factors often cited as helping fuel the recent opiate epidemic is lack of access to addiction treatment services in rural areas of the United States. In Montana, one of the country’s lowest population-density states, lawmakers and other officials have been taking steps to make it easier for addicts to access treatment in […]
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Investigations shake confidence in treatment centers

Addiction treatment centers are supposed to be places of hope and recovery, sanctuaries where people feel cared for and supported so they can enter treatment with confidence. But a recent string of investigations found some treatment providers are putting their own interests ahead of their patients’ needs, sparking patient and family concerns about their quality […]
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Calculating the economic cost of drug-related crime

“Drugs and crime go hand in hand.” It’s a message that’s been burned into our minds since before Nixon declared his War on Drugs. But it’s also an overly simple message that belies the complex nature of the problem and has more often provided an excuse for authorities to target minority populations than it has […]
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Can zebrafish solve the opioid crisis?

It sounds like a headline straight out of The Onion, but researchers actually believe the small tropical fish may hold the key to new treatments for opioid addiction. A new study published by scientists at the University of Utah looked at how zebrafish respond to opioids as a way to better understand how addiction affects […]
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