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While there are highly effective treatments for substance use disorders (SUD), such as medications and behavioral therapies, significant...

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A: Dr. James Berry Is MAT just moving from one drug to another? This is a common question that I’m asked by a variety of people ranging...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine...

Around 50% of women with eating disorders struggle with some kind of substance use disorder.

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The progressive nature of this disease means that the earlier the diagnosis is made and treatment begins the better for the person.

Know that your support matters and try to be patient--even if a loved one doesn’t want to get help when you offer it.

I want to engage my son and talk about getting help but I’m afraid of the angry outbursts and the backlash.

If I talk to my son or let him come home is that enabling his addiction?

Contingency Management (CM) is a behavioral therapy based on Operant Conditioning Theory.

It is important to understand how substances, including prescribed medications, can interact with each other and other substances.

Free resources that translate the science into digestible information, and can help you and your loved ones to better understand addiction.

In intensive outpatient programs (IOPs), patients can receive between nine-to-19 hours of treatment services per week.