Patients addicted to opioids receive less mental health care if they are only covered by public insurance, compared with patients receiving care through alternate funding, according to a recent study ...

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A recent study asks whether altering consciousness with psychoactive substances can have religious value. Americans take ...

As public health insurance in the United States faces potential cuts, a Rutgers University review of medical records finds ...

The Equal Protection Project is challenging Yale and AAAP over REACH minority program that limits eligibility based on race, ...

Addiction is a complex and deeply personal challenge that extends beyond clinical symptoms or behavioral patterns. It ...

WITHOUT the use of prohibited drugs, alcohol or gambling, one may be an addict. A new wave of addictive behaviors is emerging ...

The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM), a globally recognised body of over 15,000 professional members and 55 ...

Launched on the International Day Against Drug Abuse, the initiative is aimed at encouraging individuals battling drug addiction to speak up and seek help ...

Addiction is not a moral failing. It's a medical disease, and those in recovery who need medication like buprenorphine should have access to it.

Increasing numbers of youth use "gas station weed," not realizing the products are dangerous. Despite repoorts of poisonings, ...

Mediquest, LLC Dr. Marlene Mahipat, DC, MSc, is the owner of Mediquest LLC in Randallstown, where she has demonstrated ...