Category: Addiction
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Sugar Cravings in Recovery: When the Bottle Becomes a Bag of Candy
Sugar cravings in recovery are common. Why they hit after quitting alcohol or drugs, and how a supervised low-carb plan from the 2026 guideline…
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Opioid Constipation: Why Laxatives Stop Working, and What Does
Opioid constipation stops responding to laxatives because the stool is not the problem. Every opioid, including methadone and buprenorphine, reaches a receptor built into…
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When the Opioid Dose Falls Because the Pain Did
An opioid dose falls one of two ways. Either a taper is imposed on the patient, or the need drops because the pain generator…
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Barely 25% of those Living with OUD Get Their Meds
Barely 25% of people with opioid use disorder (OUD) get the medicines proven to treat it, buprenorphine or methadone, a new study found. Almost…
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A New Breakthrough Approach To Addiction Treatment Results In Higher Recovery Rates
A new approach to addiction treatment adds simple supports to medical care: regular phone check-ins, family, 12-step groups and spirituality. Only about 40% of…
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Studies Suggest That Opioid Prescriptions Are Not Responsible For The Opioid Abuse Epidemic
New studies suggest medical opioid prescriptions are not what drives the opioid epidemic. When opioids get hard to find, people prone to substance abuse…
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People Taking Opioids For Chronic Pain May Find It Hard To Find A New Physician
People taking opioids for chronic pain may find it hard to find a new physician. Many clinics turn them away. In a secret-shopper study…
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Poor People Are Six Times More Likely To Die From Drugs Than Rich People
Drug deaths fall hardest on the poor. Data from England show poor people are almost six times more likely than rich people to die…
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Alcohol-related deaths increasing – the study confirms
Alcohol-related deaths are increasing in the US, and a new study ties part of the rise to Covid-19. More than 85% of US adults…
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Increased use of telehealth for opioid use disorder (OUD) during covid-19 is associated with lower overdose events
Expanding telehealth for opioid use disorder during COVID-19 was tied to fewer overdoses. A JAMA Psychiatry study looked at 175,778 Medicare beneficiaries. Patients who…