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When it comes to drug addiction, gender does make a difference. Women start using substances and become addicted differently from men. Their addiction progresses faster, they find it harder to quit, they recover differently from men, and they relapse for different reasons. These gender differences have a substantial impact on treatment for substance abuse. But when women’s … [Read more...] about Drug Addiction: It’s Different—and Riskier—for Women

In ten short years, substance abuse treatment admissions for combined benzodiazepine and narcotic pain reliever abuse jumped a startling 569.7 percent—from 5,032 in 2000 to 33,701 in 2010—while all other admissions dropped 9.6 percent. These figures come from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Report issued December 13 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services … [Read more...] about Admissions for Combined Benzodiazepine and Narcotic Pain Reliever Abuse Rise Sharply

Physical activity is so important for patients in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). They’re already at increased risk of physical and mental health disorders, including chronic pain and sleep problems. Lack of enough physical activity carries additional risks: cardiovascular disease, various psychiatric disorders, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, and … [Read more...] about MMT Patients Need Physical Activity; Brief Interventions Could Help