Overdose Deaths from Meth Rising Sharply
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “methamphetamine (meth) is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant (drug) that affects the central nervous system. It
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The Elderly and Opioid Use Following Surgery… New Findings
It is not uncommon for muscular-skeletal problems to multiply as we age – sometimes requiring surgery. The most common problem, osteoarthritis, affects one in four
New Study Reveals How Complex Opioid Withdrawal Therapy Can Be
Managing opioid withdrawal is a complicated process. Research from the University of California – UC Davis – recently published in JAMA[i], describes just how complicated.
New Report Released on Opioid Prescriptions Written for Children
It’s been over 20 years since the onset of the opioid abuse epidemic. Since that time, 841,000 U.S. residents have lost their lives to an
How Technology Is Reshaping Addiction Care
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)
The Great Pandemic and Its Many Impacts
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
2020’s Deadly Overdose Toll
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
Could a Simple Brain Scan Determine How Much Addiction Treatment Is Needed?
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
Hope Has Arrived in RI
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,
COVID-19’s Impact on Adolescent Alcohol and Cannabis Use
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