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Claudia credits a nurse and counselor at Silberstein, Anthony Arpaia, as her guardian angel. With a desire to help others and have some direction in her life, she decided to become an EMT. Now an EMT ...

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

A pilot program in San Mateo County is testing out a new way of treating drug addiction, rewarding methamphetamine users who continue to stay clean with gift cards. Daniel Maldonado, who's recovering ...

Sacred Journey Recovery has released a new online resource focused on “holistic treatment approaches for men struggling with methamphetamine addiction“. The article explores how evidence-based ...

A grandma who spent 15 years on meth now looks unrecognisable after finally getting clean. Shannon Hughes, 46, started using methamphetamine when her daughter, Mistena Renteria-Elliott, 26, was ...

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...

Drug related deaths have been the highest since records began in 1993, with the latest ONS (Office National Statistics) figures showing that 5,448 people died in England and Wales from substance ...