Could popular weight loss drugs become the new treatment for addiction? Evidence is starting to mount

Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and the field may be on the verge of obtaining desperately needed ...
The York Dispatch

Muse Treatment Shares In-Depth Resource on the Role of Intervention Specialists in Addiction Recovery

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab has released a new educational resource that explores the vital role of intervention specialists in helping families guide loved ones toward addiction treatment.
AZ Central

WhiteSands Treatment: New Resource on the Importance of Early Intervention in Addiction Recovery Published

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab has released a new educational resource titled “Why Is Early Intervention Important for Recovery?“, now available on their website. The article examines how timely ...
Psychology Today

Why Drug Abuse “Interventions” Work

Source: Wikimedia Commons: Family Confrontation by flat earth theater, CC BY-SA 2.0 In Jonah Berger’s excellent new book, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind, he discusses effective ways to get ...
News Medical

Intervention Drug Rehab Association provides dual diagnosis programs to increase recovery rates

Addiction and mental illness are closely related. According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly 8.4 million American adults have a mental illness as well as an addiction.
The Gazette

Colorado Democrats OK substance abuse intervention for middle, high schools

A proposal from Colorado teenagers to offer substance abuse intervention guidelines to schools passed its final vote in the state legislature Friday. If signed into law, House Bill 1009 would create a ...