A deep dive into data on local overdose deaths suggests strategies for better public health intervention
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Well-Wishes and Thanks as We Close Out the Year
Another year has flown by—and the use of effective approaches to addiction has become more important than ever.
IPV and Substance Use: The Connections are Complicated and Not Always Clear
Intimate Partner Violence is deeply connected to addiction and substance use.
Bringing Science to Addiction Treatment is Imperative Because Resources Are Always Limited
Bringing Science to Addiction Treatment is Imperative Because Resources Are Always Limited – a message by IRETA Board member Dave McAdoo
Mindfulness Helps Veterans Respond to the Moment
The benefits of mindfulness-based therapies have been studied for numerous conditions, including depression, chronic pain, addiction, and PTSD.
Quite a Few ‘Emerging Adults’ Are Smoking Pot Every Day
Recently, The Lancet published the first-ever report of marijuana use by Americans aged 12 and over between 2002 and 2014 using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. It is important to talk about this.
Can You ‘Get Help’ for Alcohol Use Without Getting Sober?
Sometimes we talk about drinking too much. We complain that it’s making us fat and that the hangovers are no fun. Maybe we should cut back, but what if cutting back turns out to be really hard? What if we need help? A medication called naltrexone dampens the rewarding effects of alcohol and can help people cut back.
Children Are Often the Most Visible Sign of Addiction in the Home
A children’s mental health provider on the effects of parental addiction and how clinicians can unknowingly make things worse
Time Traveling to 1988
A look at harm reduction efforts 30 years ago in light of our current opioid epidemic
Targeting the Intersection of Substance Use and Suicide
In 2015, the US death rate increased for the first time in ten years, while all-cause mortality has been increasing among young and middle-aged Whites for the past 15 years. These increases are being driven mainly by the troubling rise in deaths due to drug overdose and suicide.
