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New Study Looks at Role Gut Microbiome Plays in Cocaine Addiction
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care Medical researchers are increasingly focused on the importance of the human microbiome in human health. Just what is the microbiome? According to the University of Washington, “the microbiome is the genetic material of all the microbes – bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses – that live on and
New Research on Best Treatment Options for Newborns with Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care The number of infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) is increasing. A new study by researchers and clinicians from Kessler Foundation and Children’s Specialized Hospital, published in Hospital Pediatrics*, suggests two factors may lead to better outcomes for these children. The first is length
Binge Drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder on the Rise Among Middle-Aged Women
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care A new study[i] published in the journal Addiction suggests that “subgroups of women at highest risk of excessive drinking appear to be expanding, probably supported in part by a trend towards delayed parenting.” Translation? Women 35 years of age and older who have either delayed
New Research on Sexual Orientation and Substance Abuse
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care Gay and bisexual men and women are much more likely to struggle with substance use disorder than their heterosexual peers, with gay and bisexual women and gay and bisexual people of color struggling disproportionately. Those are the findings of a new U.S. Substance Abuse and
New Concerns About Alcohol Consumption While Breast Feeding
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care Researchers have long known that drinking alcohol during pregnancy can have a wide range of adverse impacts on the fetus. But what about after the baby is born and breastfeeding? That’s an important question, given that 36% of all new moms in the U.S. report
U.S. Men Are Dying from Drug Overdoses at Rates 2-3 Times Greater Than Women
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care In a new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology[i], researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found that men in the U.S. are dying from drug overdoses at rates significantly higher than women.
Families are powerful when they become Aware
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care It’s said you can’t find recovery if you’re doing it for someone other than yourself. Sustained recovery is not possible if it doesn’t become a priority for the individual struggling with substance use disorder. However, one can begin the recovery process while ambivalent and “doing
PRIDE and Joy
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care The LGBTQIA+ community is vibrant, diverse, and resilient. In a world that is often demeaning, exclusionary, and outright hateful, it is an act of bravery to insist on being who you are out loud. Currently, over 400 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills are being considered across the country.
Aware Recovery Care Now Available in Georgia
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care It’s a new day for alcohol and drug recovery in Georgia for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield members. Aware Recovery Care is now providing its unique in-home addiction treatment program to individuals living in the greater Atlanta area. Aware’s treatment program is available as an
Fatal Drug Overdoses Rise at Alarming Rate Among Older Americans
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care In a new report published in JAMA Psychiatry[i], researchers document an alarming 20-year trend in fatal overdose deaths among older Americans. Deaths from overdoses among those 65 and older have quadrupled from 2002 to 2021. Quadrupled… Nearly three-quarters of those accidental deaths involved illicit drugs
New Study Finds Link Between Vaping, Cannabis Use, and Binge Drinking in Adolescents
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care A new study published in Substance Use & Misuse[i] uncovered a connection between vaping and substance abuse. Looking at data drawn from 51,872 U.S. teens (grades 8, 10, 12, years: 2017–2019 – “Monitoring the Future” survey conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse), the study
Unveiling the Link Between Chronic Alcohol Consumption and Neuropathic Pain
Reviewed by: Aware Recovery Care Some 29 million Americans struggle with alcohol use disorder. Excessive and chronic use of alcohol can lead to a wide range of health problems. One recent study[i] titled “Chronic alcohol-induced mechanical allodynia by promoting neuroinflammation: A mouse model of alcohol-evoked neuropathic pain” explores the relationship