At age 62, April Dawson lives every day with chronic pain from wrist arthritis. “There are a lot of everyday things I…
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In Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, heroin is far from ‘chic’
by Guillermo A. Santos February 20, 2024Enlarge this image Guillermo A. Santos on his high school graduation day in 2021, with his father, Guillermo Jose Santos. The elder…
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Well-intentioned mental health courts can struggle to live up to their goals
by Sam Whitehead December 21, 2023Enlarge this image Mental health courts have sprung up around the country. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Mental health…
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A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what?
by Martha Bebinger March 6, 2023Enlarge this image Registered nurse Jamie Simmons speaks with a patient during an appointment at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center…
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Enlarge this image A sign calling attention to drug overdoses is posted in a gas station on the White Earth reservation in…
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In 1982, then-First Lady Nancy Reagan launched a now-famous campaign urging teens to “Just Say No” to marijuana and other drugs. Today,…
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Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment? A Parent’s ‘Last Resort’ Has Consequences
by Deborah Becker April 20, 2019Enlarge this image The Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth houses men for court-mandated addiction treatment. Robin Lubbock/WBUR hide caption…
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HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged Americans are hitting the sauce too hard and too often, a new…