What does it take to motivate somebody to stay sober or try to get sober in the first place? One program in California thinks that they can sway some people with substance use disorder to remain sober – by promising them money. And while they’re slowly accumulating a balance (they have to withdraw it all
As anyone in the addiction community can tell you, drug overdoses were devastatingly common during the pandemic. Anecdotally, people were relapsing in numbers. Many people in sober housing situations and treatment centers were left on their own in the early days of the pandemic. Sadly, this led to many overdoses and deaths. Now, the numbers
The stimulus checks the Biden administration sent Americans were meant to help people catch up on bills and help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, for many people in recovery, it was a trigger for relapse. For people in recovery housing, it's a critical time for support. Preventing Stimulus Relapse in Sober Housing
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (The MHA Nation), also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, asked for their own treatment center for the years. Located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, tribe members have struggled to maintain independence from the government and start to direct their own social services. For many years, people in
In Olathe, Kansas, a drug treatment center owner was indicted for drug trafficking in a Kansas City federal courtroom this morning. The treatment clinic, Nuvista, LLC, dispensed medications like Suboxone to help treat opioid use disorder. Trevor J. Robinson, the 44-year-old owner, was arrested and charged with a five-count indictment by a federal grand jury
Although the saying is that “crime doesn’t pay,” in reality, people involved in organized crime and drug dealing profit a great deal until the day they get caught. After they are caught, the money goes into evidence, and then the state keeps it when the criminals are found guilty. In Osceola County, Florida, they have
Are you interested in helping the children of addicted families this year? There are many opportunities during the holidays as well as year-round. Addiction is a Family Disease Addiction affects a person’s mind, body, and spirit. Of course, it affects the people who love them as well. Sometimes it is hard to know how a
This week, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he is awarding $853,000 in the second round of funding awards in an initiative to help addiction service providers create and operate mobile treatment vehicles. Expanding Access The goal of the funding is to help reach people who don’t have the resources available locally. The mobile treatment
In North Dakota, treatment programs are scarce, and clients who need the most help may be scattered throughout the state. Many people in the state need financial assistance so they can go to treatment. A state fund was making that treatment gap close, but it suddenly ran out, and it’s not clear if it will
In almost every area of the country, businesses have slowed and shut down in response to the pandemic. Social isolation is also taking a toll as more people face the uncertainty of the future. Sadly, the federal government has poured some extra money into hospitals without reserving any funds for other victims of the pandemic;
