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...
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- 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.
- Apr 11, 2019
Coordinating Care for Pregnant and Postpartum OUD Patients
It is more important than ever to focus upon the complex needs and challenges of pregnant women with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
- 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,...