What is this S-B-I-R-T? Why do you keep using it like I’m supposed to know what it means? IRETA works to offer accurate information about substance use and substance use disorders and we know that the information hardly matters if it doesn’t make sense to you.
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Are medications on the menu?
New reports suggest opportunities to increase utilization of medication-assisted treatment for opiate addiction in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Recovery is Excelsior, Ever Upward
our culture and language have described these issues as nearly impossible to tackle. We even have slogans like “once an addict, always an addict.” However, the evidence paints a different picture. Let’s expand the definition of recovery during National Recovery Month.
A Look at Treatment History: The Narcotic Farm
The history of professional addiction treatment in the United States is fairly short and very complicated. Opened in 1935, the pastoral prison, rehab, and research center had a major impact on evidence-based practices today.
We Now Have Real-Time Overdose Data, Which is Great News
Health professionals, public servants, and regular folks can now access accurate data on fatal overdose in Allegheny and other Pennsylvania counties.
Overdose prevention strategies for heroin and prescription drug users (who may be one and the same)
Overdose in Allegheny County: 2014 updates. 2014 began with a rash of drug overdose deaths related to a dangerous heroin/fentanyl combination that emerged suddenly in the American northeast.
The Divided Self
We sometimes behave as if we had two selves. These two selves are in continual contest for control: indulgence for the immediate self, and prudence for the future one. Navigating conflicting preferences, our own and those of others.
Bringing New Treatment Options to Homeless Clients
I believe that being human entails both a conscious awareness of the external world and the acceptance and understanding of a self that is separate from that world. SMART Recovery bolsters those who often feel powerless, says local outreach counselor
We’re Two Today!
Celebrating IRETA Blog’s birthday! We blog for two reasons: 1) we want to help substance abuse prevention people do their jobs better and 2) we want to help expand the conversation about addiction and substance use.
The scarlet letter A, this time for addiction
What in the world was I going to say to this woman to get the patient to open up to me? Patients want to trust that their physicians aren’t judging them or talking about them behind their backs.
