News from Ireland and Around the World about Addiction Treatment

There are many challenges to navigating opioid addiction and recovery.

Lotteries with jackpots of up to £25,000 are being run by local authorities in a bid to raise funds for cultural activities and events

The second part of a major independent review by Professor Dame Carol Black into the misuse of illegal drugs in England has launched.

The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD, has acknowledged the publication today of the Health Research Board's (HRB) latest research into treated problem drug use in the seven year period 2013-2019

Drug rehabilitation and addiction treatment centers around the country have been forced to close or limit operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left people without treatment options and may reverse strides made in recovery, according to Kaiser Health News.

As the NHS opens its first clinic for child addicts, families are counting the cost of Britain's high-stakes betting problem

Scientists helping to update the latest edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are taking a harder stance on alcohol.

 Making the announcement in Napier, the prime minister said district health boards had worked together to determine where the money could best be spent.

The opioid, addiction and obesity epidemics haven't vanished during the coronavirus pandemic; indeed, for many the struggle has gotten worse as the focus on these diseases has receded.

Shawn Hayes was thankful to be holed up at a city-run hotel for people with COVID-19.