Success in substance abuse treatment is improved by problem recognition, desire to seek help, and readiness to engage in treatment, all of which are important aspects of motivation. Interventions that facilitate these at treatment induction for adolescent... read more
To encourage access, policy makers and providers need information about variations in drug users’ treatment preferences. This study examined how rural/urban residence, stigma surrounding drug use, and perceived treatment availability and effectiveness a... read more
Assess the prevalence of non-opioid drug use among opioid-addicted, buprenorphine injecting individuals in Georgia, during and after a 12-week course of buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone®) or methadone. Source: Substance and Treatment Feed
Many colleges and universities are implementing a program for pharmacy students to teach them how to recognize drug addiction. When a patient goes to the doctor for an injury and condition and needs medication, 75% of the time they walk out with a prescri... read more
Alcohol advertisements are very common during sport broadcasts, especially throughout football games. Often alcoholic beverage companies will sponsor football teams and their logos will appear numerous times throughout the game. These advertisements are v... read more
Forty years ago, an average of forty two percent of the popular smoked tobacco. Many of these smokers lit up while inside their homes. This put their families or roommates at risk for inhaling second hand smoke, which research shows to be a cause of lung ... read more
Drinking alcohol has become a big part of the social scene in college. Around 57 percent of college students admit to socially drinking at least once a week and 37 percent of students admit to binge drinking once a week. Binge drinking is when one consume... read more
Tony Hoffman has gone down many roads in his life. One lead him to become a professional BMX racer, while the other lead him to a world of drug addiction. He hit rock bottom when he had to walk the streets at night as a homeless man with only a needle and... read more
A restaurant in Honk Kong is under investigation after customers tested positive for opiates. One customer had eaten at the restaurant one afternoon and then was pulled over by authorities later that day. When he tested positive for drugs, he was arrested... read more
As legal marijuana dispensaries are becoming more prevalent in the United States, police and parents are becoming more concerned that trick or treaters will end up with drug laced Halloween candy. Marijuana dispensaries frequently sell pot laced brand nam... read more
