Nick Padlo's addiction to alcohol and drugs didn't happen overnight. "I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety," says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery ...
Every day, 200 people in America die from fentanyl overdoses. Al Stancel overdosed on drugs Aug. 19, 2024. Earlier this year, ...
TOOELE — Alyssa Young never thought she'd ever see her 33rd birthday. Her life was "spiraling out of control for 12 years," she said, and she wasn't sure how long she could last. When she was 21, a ...
A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...
No one expects Grandma to have a drug addiction — but it’s more common than you may think. Older adults have seen the largest increase in drug overdoses of any age group as doctors prescribe opioids ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Fewer than 40% of Medicare beneficiaries with opioid-use disorders receive proper care, study finds In 2022, 52,000 Medicare beneficiaries experienced an opioid overdose, according to the Centers for ...