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Why are there no treatments for cocaine and meth addiction?
Amid public health warnings about rising stimulant use disorders, the Food and Drug Administration is urging drugmakers to develop treatments for cocaine and methamphetamine addiction.
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Mass. communities open up to psychedelics as advocates push alternative treatments to stubborn issues
As a number of small studies indicate that psychedelic-assisted therapy, including therapy using psilocybin, the active component in magic mushrooms, can be an effective alternative to addiction and mental health treatments, advocates are pushing Massachusetts lawmakers to embrace the potential and asking them to decriminalize the drugs. Already, six Bay State cities have passed local ordinances aimed at decriminalizing psychedelics,…
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Narcan will now be available at MBTA Red Line stops
Twenty MBTA Red Line stations will be stocked with the life-saving drug naloxone thanks to a proposal from a group of Harvard students. Naloxone, commonly referred to by the brand name Narcan, can be the difference between life and death during an overdose. “I witnessed a 19-year-old individual experience an overdose and luckily there was Narcan present and the overdose…
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Neighbors Concerned by Opening of Sober Living Home in Marblehead
Dozens of residents of Marblehead, Massachusetts, say they were blindsided by a new sober living home that opened in a residential neighborhood about five weeks ago without any notice. They packed a public meeting with leaders from the organization running the home — Vanderburgh House — on Monday evening. “People, I think, really walked away feeling very unsettled,” Maribeth Barrell…
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Lamar Odom Invests in Addiction Treatment Centers After His Own Health Journey
More than seven years after his near-fatal overdose, Lamar Odom has launched Odom Wellness Treatment Centers, a collection of facilities offering rehab programs to those struggling with addiction.
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Nearly 8% of Addiction Patients Cheat Drug Tests, Study Says
Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.
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Feds Allege Fraud Scheme at Addiction Treatment Centers in RI, MA
Leaders of a chain of addiction treatment centers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts conspired to defraud patients and insurance companies by cycling people through treatment sessions as short as five minutes but billing for longer ones, federal prosecutors alleged Thursday. The CEO of Recovery Connections Centers of America, Michael Brier, was arrested Thursday morning at his home in Newton, Massachusetts…
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Lynn Parents Push Back Against Plans for Sober Home Near Elementary School
Plans for a sober living home in Lynn, Massachusetts, are being met with opposition from parents of students at a nearby elementary school. The convent building at St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Parish is in the works of becoming a recovery facility, being sold to Chelsea’s House. Parents are concerned by the proximity to St. Mary’s Early Education...
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Flavor Flav Spent $2,600 a Day on Drugs for 6 Years at the Height of His Crack Addiction
During a recent interview on the podcast “Off the Record With DJ Akademiks,” the 63-year-old rapper shared that he was addicted to cocaine, crack, weed, alcohol, and cigarettes “for 18 years straight.”
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Flavor Flav Spent $2,600 Everyday On Drugs For 6 Years
Flavor Flav got candid about his past battles with addiction during an appearance on the “Off the Record with DJ Akademiks” podcast.