Partners in Care Network for Recovery Support

01/07/2022

Beyond The Treatment Center: Investing In Long-Term Addiction Recovery

Ian Acker, an entrepreneur in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, founded a gym in Salt Lake City called Fit to Recover.

01/05/2022

NYC spending $730K to install vending machines that dispense naloxone, clean needles

NEW YORK CITY (TND) — A pilot program in New York City will install public health vending machines (PHVM) which will dispense products like naloxone and clean needles in an effort to help those who are"disproportionately burdened" by overdoses. In December, theFund for Public Health in New Yor...

01/05/2022

COVID-19 still a major factor for those with opioid addiction

As the United States begins opening up, many vaccinated people are returning to normal life, however, opioid users are not getting vaccinated at high rates and have higher risks for complications if…

12/30/2021

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12/28/2021

The year saw major court decisions regarding former Insys Therapeutics execs — investigated in the 2020 doc 'Opioids, Inc.' — and estimated record deaths.

12/28/2021

Her story illustrates the difficulty and then the rewards

12/26/2021

In his book, "Pushing Cool" Princeton professor Keith Wailoo exposes how the to***co industry targeted Black Americans with menthol cigarette marketing.

12/23/2021

Charlotte Rescue Mission provides free, Christian-based residential recovery programs that help people struggling with addiction to achieve long-term sobriety and find employment and stable housing.

12/23/2021

The average relapse rate for substance use disorders is about 40-60 percent, data shows. The risk can be greater when anxiety levels are high – like during the holiday season.

12/23/2021

Lynne Corry, a former participant of the Young Mothers Drug Recovery program in Harlem, now runs a nonprofit and is giving back to that same program that helped her get sober more than two decades ago.

12/19/2021

Judge Rejects $4.5B Cash Deal to Protect OxyContin Pusher Family from Opioid Lawsuits

Even billionaires can’t buy their way out of sweeping opioid crisis lawsuits.