How Suboxone Helped Me Until I Could Help Myself | The Fix

How Suboxone Helped Me Until I Could Help Myself | The Fix: I felt confident that I had no desire to use opioids again, not because the Suboxone had eliminated my cravings, but because I had changed my life. The pain I worked so hard to anesthetize with heroin had been addressed.

Alone in Sobriety: How I Deal with Dark Thoughts, Cravings, and the Urge to Isolate | The Fix

Alone in Sobriety: How I Deal with Dark Thoughts, Cravings, and the Urge to Isolate | The Fix: In the beginning of my sobriety, I went to meetings as simply a way of getting out of the house and not being alone. However, a cherished bonus—and one I was not expecting—was the feeling of being loved.

How Harm Reductionists Keep the Faith | The Fix

How Harm Reductionists Keep the Faith | The Fix: Morning to evening, nearly seven days a week, Karen and Michelle endure taxing commutes to bring harm reduction services to drug users in North Carolina’s hard-hit, rural areas.

Zero Coping Skills: How Jackie Monahan Found Peace of Mind for the First Time | The Fix

Zero Coping Skills: How Jackie Monahan Found Peace of Mind for the First Time | The Fix: Contrast in life is inevitable, but I'm learning that I don't have to have conflict. I don't have to flip out because I got in the wrong line; I don’t need to make my poor planning everyone else's emergency.

Relapse Prevention: Staying Sober Through Life Setbacks | The Fix

Relapse Prevention: Staying Sober Through Life Setbacks | The Fix: Without recovery tools or a relapse prevention plan, it can be difficult to stay sober while dealing with a significant life setback. The lure of the drink or drug to ease the pain and bring comfort becomes too great to resist.

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Featured News: The Continuing Gaps in Coverage for Addiction Treatment Certain insurance plans are legally required to cover benefits for addiction treatment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A new report by Center on Addiction shows that ACA Plans sold in many states in 2017 did not comply with these requirements. Read More Fentanyl Overdoses Rising at Exponential Rate: CDC Fatal overdoses involving fentanyl doubled each year from 2013 to 2016, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More   Most Teens Addicted to Painkillers Don’t Receive Treatment Few teens addicted to painkillers receive treatment, a new analysis of federal data finds. Youths of color are especially unlikely to receive treatment. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Agrees to Pay $270 Million to Resolve Lawsuit Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin, has agreed to pay $270 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma’s attorney general, The Wall Street Journal reports. The majority of the settlement will fund a national opioid addiction center. Read More Barriers Prevent Broad Access to Opioid Addiction Medication Many people addicted to opioids lack access to medication-assisted treatment that has been proven effective and lifesaving, according to a new report. Read More Study Finds Link Between Substance Use Disorder and Chronic Health Problems A new study finds 37 percent of adults in recovery from problems related to alcohol or drugs have been diagnosed with one or more of nine alcohol- and drug-related diseases and health conditions. Read More Other Headlines of Interest New York Sues Sackler Family Members and Drug Distributors (The New York Times) Opinion: Don't pin the opioid crisis just on Purdue. The guilt runs wide (The Guardian) College testing program that would allow alcohol in dorms (Associated Press) Addicted to fentanyl, one man tries to avoid becoming another "overdose statistic" (CBS News) How these grandparents became America’s unofficial social safety net (The Washington Post) Why Marlboro Maker Bet on Juul, the Vaping Upstart Aiming to Kill Cigarettes (The Wall Street Journal) Cannabis-related ER visits in Colorado jump threefold after legalization, study says (CNN) Flood of products containing marijuana extract puts FDA in a bind (Politico) White House touts progress in opioid crisis, but health researchers are skeptical (CNBC) A Mother Reflects On Her Son's Suicide After He Was Committed For His Addiction (WBUR) Opinion: Want to Reduce Opioid Deaths? Get People the Medications They Need (The New York Times) Walgreens will sell CBD products in nearly 1,500 stores, report says (USA Today) Marijuana as a cure for opioid use? Nation's top drug scientist says she's skeptical (USA Today) Opinion: The war on opioids is saving lives. But it’s also killing people like me. (The Washington Post)

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