

Health Nov 02

Massachusetts is the only state in the country where men who are involuntarily committed for substance abuse treatment can be treated in jails.
By Sam Weber
Economy Nov 01

Nashville’s Thistle Farms is no ordinary business -- it’s a nonprofit staffed by women who have survived addiction, sexual abuse or trafficking. The organization’s two-year program offers participants housing, free therapy and medical care, as well as opportunities to work…
By John Yang, Leah Nagy
Health Aug 23

On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new rule that would give doctors greater access to records of patients who are being treated for substance use disorder, in an effort to better coordinate care.
By Laura Santhanam
Making Sen$e Jul 25

In terms of whether Medicare will cover addiction treatment, the key variable is whether such care is proscribed as medically necessary.
By Philip Moeller
Apr 30

By Kay Colby, ideastream
The pathway to deadly heart infections for people addicted to opioids often begins with a dirty needle or polluted drug. Special correspondent Kay Colby of Ideastream reports on a little-known problem with big consequences for patients and society as a…
Apr 05

By Christine Vestal, Stateline
An estimated 22 million Americans have a drug or alcohol addiction that needs treatment, yet only one in 10 receive it.
Jan 28

More than 90 percent of heroin users who detox cold turkey will relapse, but there’s a dispute over prescribing drugs to help addicts get clean and keep them from deadly overdoses. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Ryan Grim of The Huffington…
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