New Study on Stigmatizing Imagery for Substance Use Disorders Released
A new Addiction Policy Forum-led study explores stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders (SUD) and criminal...
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- May 2
DEA Alert Issued on Xylazine
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a recent alert about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, an animal...
- May 10, 2021
CDC Update on COVID-19 and Addiction
Monday, May 10, 2021 CDC Updates List of Health Conditions that Can Increase the Risk of Severe Illness from COVID-19 to include...
- Mar 10, 2020
13 Things to Look for in Quality Treatment
How to find quality addiction treatment
- Mar 5, 2020
Addiction-Associated Traits: A Look at the Bright Side
Neuroscientist Charlotte Wincott reviews how addiction-related traits can be harnessed to better society.
- Aug 21, 2019
Ask a Counselor: What is Contingency Management?
Contingency Management (CM) is a behavioral therapy based on Operant Conditioning Theory.
- Jul 11, 2019
A New Joint Employer’s Initiative
A partnership to address substance use disorders in the workplace.
- Jul 11, 2019
Employer Initiative
Addiction Policy has launched the Employer Initiative to help employers support their associates through prevention, treatment and recovery.
- Jun 19, 2019
Ask a Counselor: How can I help my family understand what I’m going through?
Free resources that translate the science into digestible information, and can help you and your loved ones to better understand addiction.
- May 30, 2019
Ask a Counselor: What is an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)?
In intensive outpatient programs (IOPs), patients can receive between nine-to-19 hours of treatment services per week.
- May 16, 2019
Why are habits so hard to break?
Substance misuse not only promotes harmful habit formation, which might undermine survival, but also makes it difficult to stop using.
- May 2, 2019
Addiction is a Brain Disorder
Breaking down the science of addiction to help families and loved ones understand what happens when someone is suffering from a SUD.
- May 2, 2019
The Disease Model of Addiction
Addiction needs to be treated like a disease and we need to follow the disease model.
- Feb 4, 2019
Addiction 101
Understand the basics of addiction, including how it affects the brain, why some people are more susceptible to developing an addiction,...
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