This is the fourth installment in a series of posts on non-pharmacologic approaches to alcohol and drug abuse. Previous posts reviewed the evidence for weak electrical current for reducing symptoms of ...

Substance withdrawal is the process the body goes through after discontinuing or reducing the amount of an addictive substance (e.g., nicotine, alcohol, opiates, and other drugs). Withdrawal symptoms ...

Health care workers say a powerful new street drug is clogging Pittsburgh-area emergency rooms with people suffering from ...

Opiate withdrawal is typically associated with flu-like symptoms that can be severe but improve over time. In rare cases, death is possible when withdrawal leads to extreme dehydration, a dangerous ...

Many surgeons recommend giving up smoking, alcohol, or drugs before surgery, but researchers have found this may also ...

A plant substance touted as a natural painkiller, “energy booster” and even a treatment for opioid withdrawal could once again become legal in Indiana under a bill advancing through the state ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

Muse Treatment has released a new educational resource examining how “Blue Cross Blue Shield Anthem evaluates coverage for drug and alcohol rehab services“, offering a detailed, evidence-supported ...

A family filed a civil rights lawsuit against Sacramento County in federal court on Thursday, alleging a 37-year-old man died in the main jail because staff failed to provide medical care for his ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Addiction experts and law enforcement are warning about a drug known as "gas station heroin.” Customs and Border Protection Officers in Cincinnati seized 12 pounds of tianeptine in ...