A new requirement that doctors prescribing controlled substances get training on substance abuse is being criticized by doctors as vague and by addiction specialists as not going far enough, amid the ...

Teaching a unique, patient-centered approach to assessing and intervening in risky alcohol and drug use, a two-day training was offered to providers and residents at Walter Reed Bethesda last week.

Founding Director Curtis Dann-Messier and Director of Peer Services Gita Enders run a program that trains recovery peer advocates to work in New York City’s public hospitals. “That means someone great ...

The federal government’s recent repeal of its special licensing requirement for providers to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder (the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of ...

Lake Land College will now be offering a new Substance Abuse Counseling concentration for their Human Services Program.

FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. -- The military has always had a unique relationship with alcohol. Many times, in the early history of the military, alcohol was supplied or easily accessible for servicemembers.

TO GRIEVE AND HEAL. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS EXPANDING ITS MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM. ALL DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL NOW GO THROUGH SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ...