Latest Addictions News
Gene Increases Risk for Pot Addiction
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...
Updated: 06/17/2019 12:20P
Adolescents' Tech Addiction Is A Growing Problem, Therapists Say
A Minnesota clinic says 75 percent of its adolescent clients overuse technology, and wind up receiving addiction treatment for that while dealing with other ...
Updated: 06/17/2019 05:02A
Trump campaigned on defeating the opioid crisis. It’s hard to tell if he’s winning.
President Donald Trump's focus on the opioid crisis may strengthen his bond with poor, disaffected voters in hard-hit places like Appalachia that are a bedrock of ...
Updated: 06/16/2019 03:09P
Your phone addiction is a myth
What many commentators describe as an addiction is actually a powerful social norm at work. The distinction matters.
Updated: 06/14/2019 02:00P
Addiction health experts say more research and better treatment integration will improve outcomes | News
Addiction treatment needs to be integrated with other aspects of patients' lives, according to presenters at the Pittsburgh-based Institute for Research, Education ...
Updated: 06/14/2019 09:00A
Inside the Elementary School Where Drug Addiction Sets the Curriculum
About half of the student body at one Ohio elementary school has witnessed drug use at home. Educators spend time every day teaching the children how to ...
Updated: 06/12/2019 06:21P
No residential addictions treatment centre in N.W.T.'s new mental health plan
The Northwest Territories government has a new,two-year plan to support mental health and addictions recovery — but a residential addictions treatment centre ...
Updated: 06/12/2019 07:00A
Sober space for Islanders fighting addictions proves popular
A Charlottetown drop-in centre for people recovering from addictions has seen the number of clients coming through its doors climb steadily since opening in ...
Updated: 06/12/2019 03:00A
Alzheimer's Drug May Help Treat Opioid Addiction
The cholinesterase inhibitor galantamine (Razadyne, Janssen) has shown promise as a treatment for opioid addiction, preliminary research suggests.
Updated: 06/11/2019 12:20P
Manitoba bolsters walk-in addictions clinics, adds women's treatment beds
The Manitoba government is investing $2.7 million in addictions and mental health treatment — one of the major files on which critics say the province has not ...
Updated: 06/10/2019 12:02P