by admin | Jun 28, 2018 | News
Saving Mothers Addicted to Opioids, and Their Babies The New York Times In the midst of a national crisis, mothers addicted to drugs struggle to get off them — for their babies’ sake, and their own. Read the full...
by admin | Jun 28, 2018 | News
Center on Addiction is a science-based organization that conducts research & recommends best practices for prevention & treatment of the disease of addiction....
by admin | Apr 4, 2018 | News
One evening this past fall a patient stumbled into the emergency room at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “I don’t feel so…” she muttered, before losing consciousness. Her breathing was shallow and her pupils were pinpoints, typical symptoms of an opioid...
by admin | Apr 4, 2018 | News
(BPT) – Approximately 2 million Americans are battling a disease that many people may not understand or feel ashamed to admit being impacted by: opioid addiction.[1] Like many other diseases, opioid addiction can be a continued struggle for afflicted individuals...
by admin | Apr 4, 2018 | News
Drug deaths draw the most notice, but more addicted people live than die. For them and their families, life can be a relentless cycle of worry, hope and chaos. Read the full...
by admin | Apr 4, 2018 | News
Photographer James Nachtwey presented a selection of his photographs from the March 5, 2018 issue of TIME Magazine, “The Opioid Diaries,” at an event Tuesday evening at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Nachtwey described the lives and struggles of individuals and...
