Clyde Davis battled a methamphetamine and heroin addiction for over nine years. He tried various treatment programs, but none worked for him before he reached his insurance maximum and was forced to ...

Early recovery from drug addiction to opioids and stimulants is physically and mentally demanding, and a long road to recovery. “During the early stages of addiction recovery there is typically not ...

The United States is currently facing a critical juncture in the ongoing drug overdose crisis. We've entered what experts are calling the "fourth wave," characterized by the increasing prominence of ...

For decades, even as deaths from overdoses continued to rise, people using cocaine, crack or meth have been told there's no treatment to help them stop. But that's not true. There is a recommended ...

Policymakers, health researchers, and clinicians alike have advocated for and instituted countless measures to try to quell the high levels of tobacco and substance use and resulting morbidity and ...

Contingency Management (CM) is a behavioral treatment model that is based on operant conditioning and uses positive reinforcement to modify behavior. Developed in the 1980s and 1990s for substance use ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee saw a 213% increase in overdose deaths involving stimulants from 2018 to 2022, according to data released this year from the Tennessee Department of Health.

Harrisburg, Pa. — Pa. Representatives Jamie Flick and Arvind Venkat have teamed up to tackle stimulant use disorder, a growing problem that includes cocaine and methamphetamine use. The two ...

The chance to win a few dollars every time they pass a drug test, and the possibility of bigger prizes the longer they stay off drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine, may be enough to keep veterans ...

Frustrated by out-of-control increases in drug overdose deaths, California’s leaders are trying something radical: They want the state to be the first to pay people to stay sober. The federal ...

There's an urgent need for treatment to help people addicted to cocaine and meth. One approach has decades of research showing it works but it's hard to find. For decades, even as deaths from ...