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Alcohol’s Toll on Children
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Understandably, much has been written of the harm excessive drinking does to the person consuming the alcohol. The long-term impacts on the children of alcoholics are less well understood. So, how big is the problem? In the U.S., it’s estimated that one in ten children lives with
How Technology Is Reshaping Addiction Care
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Since our inception, Aware Recovery Care has sought to be a leading innovator in addiction treatment. In addition to creating the IHATTM (in-home addiction treatment) model of care, we remain deeply committed to developing digital health interventions that can support our clients continuously. The IHAT Institute is
The Great Pandemic and Its Many Impacts
Reviewed by: gbaumbach We’ve written a great deal about how the pandemic is impacting the lives of Americans. Newly released data sharpens that focus… Average life expectancy dropped from age 79 in 2018 to 77 in 2020 Alcohol consumption in 2020 rose 14% in the U.S., with women reporting a
2020’s Deadly Overdose Toll
Reviewed by: gbaumbach COVID-19 continues to dominate the news as it did throughout much of 2020. Hidden from sight is the raging epidemic of drug overdose deaths across America. 93,331 That’s the number of Americans who perished from a drug overdose in 2020. And that number represents a jump of
Could a Simple Brain Scan Determine How Much Addiction Treatment Is Needed?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Researchers at the Department of Health Informatics at Rutgers University have just published a study in NeuroImage: Clinical detailing the results of their efforts to scan the brains of patients suffering from opioid use disorder and comparing those scans with those from healthy volunteers. The MRI scans
Hope Has Arrived in RI
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Very soon Aware Recovery Care will begin offering its unique in-home addiction treatment program to Rhode Island residents. Rhode Island is the nation’s smallest state, but, like all states, it has its fair share of alcohol and drug abuse. In 2020, fatal drug overdoses rose by 25% from
COVID-19’s Impact on Adolescent Alcohol and Cannabis Use
Reviewed by: gbaumbach There’s been a debate for some years around the idea that limiting access to a drug or alcohol can reduce its use. Well, the COVID-19 pandemic turned out to be a great test of that thesis. The results? According to a study analyzing data taken from high
The Link Between Depression and Alcohol Abuse
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Specialists in addiction care know that alcoholics seeking sobriety may struggle with depression. Drinking is then often resumed as a form of self-medication for that depression. A study by researchers at the University of Illinois/Chicago’s (UIC) Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics looked at the problem by
More Evidence Male and Female Brains React Differently to Alcohol
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Should men and women receive different treatments for alcohol abuse syndrome, often referred to as alcoholism? That’s a question under debate among specialists in the field. But why would distinct treatment tracks be necessary? Researchers have known for many years that abstinent alcoholic men have less brain
Opioids for Post-Covid Syndrome?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Researchers at the University of Washington are sounding an alarm about the excessive use of opioid drugs to treat the discomfort sometimes experienced by patients with post-covid syndrome. Think about that for a moment… Physicians in the U.S. are prescribing opioids for post-covid patients. And they are
Does That Smartphone Paired Alcohol Breath Tester Really Work?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Americans drink and drive 121 million times a year. And it’s a well-documented fact that drunk driving accounts for almost 30% of all traffic deaths annually. So, it’s not surprising that apps with accompanying hardware (also known as breathalyzers) are being marketed that allow drivers to determine
FDA Announces Approval of Higher Dose Naloxone
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Naloxone is a drug widely used to treat people suffering an opioid overdose. There is no question it’s a lifesaver. Trouble is – as street drugs get more potent, naloxone at currently available dosages doesn’t always help. And that’s a problem. The FDA has just approved an