We’ve already provided you with information about the debate concerning the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). But, what about drug companies? Do they share some responsibilities in the addiction crisis? Monitoring prescription drugs should not be the [...]

Early recovery can be a very confusing time. Relationships, whether it be with family, friends or significant others, are all seem affected throughout our active addiction. We understand that you want to repair relationships within your life, and we know the very [...]

After a two year process and organizing a task force, Pennsylvania has announced a set of regulations to oversee sober homes in the state. New policies would enforce safety measures, intake processes, a code of ethics, record keeping and so on. Once they have met [...]

With the recent attention that opioid addiction is receiving, it may be quite easy to forget the addiction to other drugs and their potential to grow to epidemic proportions as well. Moreover, between the years of 2001-2014 that rate grew faster than that of [...]

Last Friday, President Obama signed the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act into law. The new legislation is intended to generate new treatment programs, prevention methods and alternatives to incarceration for those who suffer with opioid addiction. Is our [...]

A high risk drinker may not realize that they should be worried or have a problem with alcohol. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration offers some basic guidelines concerning heavy drinking. As you would suspect, high risk drinkers are [...]

Pennsylvania is no stranger to the heroin crisis and the ongoing epidemic we are all experiencing. Nevertheless, $2.5 million was cut from the annual budget, a hit felt especially hard during what has become the worst health crisis of our time. Shockingly, $200,000 of [...]

The explanation of the dangers associated with abusing prescription pills and buying them on the street, should be irrelevant. Nevertheless, some addicts are under the assumption that it is safer to buy pills versus heroin, arguing that pills do not have the potential [...]

Earlier this week, Senator Casey visited Pocono Medical Center’s NICU to address concerns surrounding drug dependent newborns, and what more the state can being doing in terms of prevention and treatment. Tackling the issue of drug dependent newborns is yet another [...]

Hilary Clinton has dubbed it a “quiet epidemic”, but really how quiet are the addiction issues in America today? Hilary Clinton, the Democratic candidate, has proposed a 5 point plan to fight the addiction crisis. He intends to “cut off the supply” by improving border [...]