news from Ireland and around the world about addiction treatment - Page 2
Concern over Covid related self-harming in NI
Mental health services in Northern Ireland must be prepared for a coronavirus-linked rise in self-harming, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych NI) has warned. » read more
Fears of long-term addiction and mental health issues in Tayside sparked by lockdown
The severity of lockdown on people suffering from mental health and addiction issues will not be known for a long time to come, it has been warned. » read more
Wales and Scarlets rugby star Rhys Thomas opens up about alcohol battle
"How could I be an alcoholic? I'm not that guy with the brown paper bag." » read more
ACT proposes new agency to oversee mental health, addiction services
The ACT Party wants to take mental health funding away from the Ministry of Health and DHBs and instead channel it to patients and providers through a mental health and addiction commission. » read more
Telemedicine and addiction recovery: A new way forward?
As the Covid-19 crisis puts pressure on outpatient providers to facilitate remote care, some addiction professionals have set aside their skepticism and opened digital care channels » read more
Addiction treatment shrinks during the pandemic, leaving people with nowhere to turn
COVID-19 has overshadowed the U.S. opioid crisis, but that doesn't mean opioid addiction has gone away. » read more
MTV's '16 and Recovering' is stark look at young addiction
Northshore Recovery High School is not your average learning institution by any means. » read more
Lauren Sisler: Addiction and overdose are dirty words. That only makes them more dangerous.
After my parents' deaths, I found out that they had been harboring a dark secret, a secret that I've taken on the burden of owning now that they're gone. » read more
Claims lethal ‘fake Valium’ market in Dundee sparked by prescription meds
Decades of freely prescribing sedatives may have opened up a new market for lethal street substitutes now causing devastation in Dundee, it has been claimed. » read more
Even with a license to prescribe a popular addiction treatment drug, many doctors aren’t giving it to their patients
Only about half of the physicians licensed to prescribe buprenorphine -- an opioid-based medication to treat addiction -- actually prescribe it to patients » read more