Trump Signs Law to Unlock Billions for Drug Addiction Recovery

President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a measure authorizing billions of dollars in federal funding to help prevent ...

It’s possible to get addicted to pot. Here’s what to know

But “cannabis is definitely something that someone can develop an addiction to,” said Das, an addiction psychiatrist at ...
The New York Times

An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...
The New York Times

It Was a Promising Addiction Treatment. Many Patients Never Got It.

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...
Reuters

Novo Nordisk to explore how GLP-1 drugs can help patients with addiction

COPENHAGEN, March 6 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab will explore how GLP-1 drugs could help patients struggling with addiction, its head of development Martin Holst Lange told an ...
The Dickinson PressOpinion

Port: Harm reduction policies work for addicts and their communities

If we're measuring the success of harm reduction by a reduction in the number of people abusing drugs, then sure, they aren't ...
New York Post

Dear Abby: My drug-addicted daughter won’t accept any help

Dear Abby advises a mother whose daughter has been battling a drug addiction for 20 years. KMPZZZ - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: I am a healthy older woman living alone in a building for seniors. I’ve ...