The stimulus checks the Biden administration sent Americans were meant to help people catch up on bills and help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, for many people in recovery, it was a trigger for relapse. For people in recovery housing, it's a critical time for support. Preventing Stimulus Relapse in Sober Housing
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (The MHA Nation), also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, asked for their own treatment center for the years. Located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, tribe members have struggled to maintain independence from the government and start to direct their own social services. For many years, people in
In Olathe, Kansas, a drug treatment center owner was indicted for drug trafficking in a Kansas City federal courtroom this morning. The treatment clinic, Nuvista, LLC, dispensed medications like Suboxone to help treat opioid use disorder. Trevor J. Robinson, the 44-year-old owner, was arrested and charged with a five-count indictment by a federal grand jury
Although the saying is that “crime doesn’t pay,” in reality, people involved in organized crime and drug dealing profit a great deal until the day they get caught. After they are caught, the money goes into evidence, and then the state keeps it when the criminals are found guilty. In Osceola County, Florida, they have
Are you interested in helping the children of addicted families this year? There are many opportunities during the holidays as well as year-round. Addiction is a Family Disease Addiction affects a person’s mind, body, and spirit. Of course, it affects the people who love them as well. Sometimes it is hard to know how a
In North Dakota, treatment programs are scarce, and clients who need the most help may be scattered throughout the state. Many people in the state need financial assistance so they can go to treatment. A state fund was making that treatment gap close, but it suddenly ran out, and it’s not clear if it will
In almost every area of the country, businesses have slowed and shut down in response to the pandemic. Social isolation is also taking a toll as more people face the uncertainty of the future. Sadly, the federal government has poured some extra money into hospitals without reserving any funds for other victims of the pandemic;
An alarming study from the Journal of Psychiatric Research has found that 26% of psychiatric patients misuse their prescriptions of benzodiazepines. A highly addictive medication, doctors often prescribe them as anti-anxiety medications to help people cope with mental health symptoms or medical conditions. Psychiatrists prescribe benzos to people who suffer from mental health disorders and
Everyone has had to adjust to life while facing the threat of COVID-19. While this health crisis rages on, so does the war against the opioid crisis. Some treatment centers have had to stop taking new patients in order to help flatten the curve of spread. So how are addicted persons getting help with medication-assisted
A man named Ben Stevens is walking 411 miles in Mississippi, from Biloxi to Corinth, to help raise awareness about meth addiction. Last week, he set out on his journey, which should be about 10 to 13 miles each day, with an overnight rest and 14 meetings he plans to hold across the state. Why
