Twin Cities union starts program to combat suicide, drug addiction among construction workers

A Twin Cities painters union is taking on mental health with a program new to Minnesota that provides onsite counseling and intervention training for construction workers. The goal is to…

Boys and Girls Club and Safety Coalition Among Six Organizations to Receive Over 80K in Donations from Drug Forfeiture Funds

Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams has announced that 6 group-dependent drug and crimefighting applications in Lancaster County will receive donations totaling $82,500 from the Lancaster County Drug Endeavor Force’s…

Alcohol liver disease rising among young people, especially women

By the time Austin Johnson was 29 his liver had been so damaged by heavy drinking that his doctors feared he would die. For years, he’d been putting away nearly…

The Opioid Epidemic Is Surging among Black People because of Unequal Access to Treatment

In one way or another, Thomas Gooch has spent more than 30 years struggling with illegal drugs. The 52-year-old Nashville, Tenn., native grew up in extreme poverty. He was first…

Laguna Treatment Hospital Listed Among America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers for Three Years in a Row

Laguna Procedure Hospital BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Dec. 20, 2022 (World NEWSWIRE) — American Habit Centers is pleased to announce that its chemical dependency restoration hospital, Laguna Treatment Medical center, is after…

Drug and alcohol deaths increasing among US adults 65 and older, CDC data shows

CNN  —  Deaths related to drug misuse and alcohol abuse appear to be on the rise among older adults in the United States, similar to the recent increases seen among…