Presidential Candidates Speak Out on Decriminalization of Drug Crimes
At this week’s GOP debate, presidential candidate Carly Fiorina became yet another hopeful to speak out on the issue of addiction treatment over jail time. Fiorina revealed that her stepdaughter,...
Facebook Post Shows the Hard Truth about Heroin Addiction
A Cincinnati woman put a picture on her Facebook page of herself and her two children standing in front of their dad’s open casket. Her message: heroin is dangerous. The...
Number of Home Meth Labs Declining
According to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the number of home meth labs in the Midwestern United States is declining. Authorities state that in 2014 the number of meth labs...
PTSD after the World Trade Center Attack: 14 years later
As our country today remembers the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, many people are still dealing with the aftermath. Physical illness, injury, and mental illness are still causing...
New Jersey Recovery Month Activities
The Recovery Month activity calendar is filling up quickly. As we begin the second week of National Recovery Month, organizations across the country are doing their part to spread the...
Governor Christie’s Plan to Combat Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Many politicians are now weighing in on the right way to combat drug and alcohol addiction. Governor Christie is no different. He has worked for the past several years to...
On the Campaign Trail: Hillary Clinton Proposes Spending More Money to Combat Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton wants to spend $10 billion in new federal grants to combat drug and alcohol addiction. She, like several other candidates, has talked openly about wanting to find...
September is Recovery Month
Every year in September, organizations across the country hold events to increase awareness of substance use issues and to celebrate those who have recovered. National Recovery Month was started and...
“Narcos” and the War on Drugs
A new drama has been added to the Netflix lineup, and it is expected to both entertain and educate. Called “Narcos,” the show tells the story of Colombian drug lord,...
New Drug Could Help Treat Alcoholism
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, are hoping to develop a new drug that can be used to treat alcoholism. The drug, instead of working to simply reduce dopamine...