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Singapore’s National Council of Social Service (NCSS) is spending S$5.6million(US$4.4 million) to expand behavioral addiction support after new cases rose about 50% in four years.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved dispersing $867,180 in opioid settlement funds Thursday to 13 businesses and agencies in the county that deal with substance abuse and recovery.
A peak health body is warning that people needing help with drug and alcohol addiction are missing out because treatment capacity can't meet demand.
Alcohol activates the brain’s reward system, making some people feel calm, excited or socially at ease and encouraging them to drink again.
The three-day clinical training on “Comprehensive Care for Substance Use Disorder (WISE) Course 1: Clinical Care for Women with Substance ...
NCSS allocates $5.6 million to expand support agencies for behavioural addictions like gaming, gambling and pornography, promoting early intervention and recovery. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Not only that, a community coalition says in a joint letter that research shows forced treatment rarely works, that police are not health care professionals able to diagnose a person’s needs and Ontar ...
Learn why it's hard to quit vaping and which treatments are most effective. Plus, a look at how families, schools, and communities can support recovery and protect young people.
The former head of the crime unit has taken over the lead of Jersey's gambling commission. Barry Faudemer, the former head of the joint Police and Customs Financial Crimes Unit and an FBI Academy ...
Kratom is a highly addictive ingredient in products sold at convenience stores, vape shops, and gas stations. Picture yourself popping into a mini-mart to find a refreshing drink after a long day.
Man's eyes turned yellow at 25 after years of dowing cider, vodka and hand gel A man was diagnosed with liver disease aged 25 after seeing that the whites of his eyes had turned yellow following years ...
A new study -- co-led by the University of Plymouth, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Nottingham -- is being launched into a treatment for people ...
Amman, August 19 (Petra) The Anti-Narcotics Department has reported a significant increase in the number of people seeking treatment at its addiction treatment centre over the past three weeks, ...
For Adrienne Henry, executive director of the Day One Hope Center and counselor in training, helping others recover from alcohol and drug addiction is personal. The former Fort Smith ...
A growing number of Americans say their cannabis use is problematic, according to a large new study released Wednesday. The study, based on nationally representative data of U.S.
One in five young people arrested for gambling in South Korea this year was a child under 14, as online gambling reaches elementary students.
Vermont has embraced harm reduction while opiate deaths climb far higher than in poorer, more punitive states.
The government says it’s stopping ‘the most toxic’ gambling company strategies. Former addicts say it will do ‘absolutely nothing’ ...
Meta addiction trial Oakland 2026: Former safety director Arturo Bejar testified that Meta replaced the word 'addiction' with 'problematic use' internally to produce lower harm statistics, then ...
Nearly two-thirds of all those entering the centre have more than one addiction, usually to alcohol and cocaine ...
An unexpected phone call between two Hollywood opposites changed Alice Cooper's life forever.
Czechia has selected If Pigeons Turned to Gold (Kdyby se holubi proměnili ve zlato), an intimate documentary about addiction and its impact on one family, as its submission for the 99th Academy Awards ...
I think we forget that people who develop gambling addiction and who face gambling-related harms are ... our neighbours, our friends and our family' ...
Innocent Bugingo, a 30-year-old, spent 14 years battling alcohol and drug addiction, a struggle that strained his relationship with his family and put his future at risk. Bugingo started drinking at ...
São Paulo governor Tarcísio de Freitas has joined the growing chorus of politicians calling for an end to betting in Brazil.
Innocent Bugingo, a 30-year-old entrepreneur, spent 14 years battling alcohol and drug addiction, a struggle that strained his relationship with his family and put his future at risk. Bugingo started ...
One in five youths caught for gambling crimes in Korea this year is under 14, as online gambling spreads to elementary students amid thin ...
Opioid use disorder is associated with a higher risk for complications before discharge after inpatient removal of the uterus.
Innocent Bugingo, a 30-year-old entrepreneur, spent 14 years battling alcohol and drug addiction, a struggle that strained his relationship with his family and put his future at risk. Bugingo started ...
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