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In-Home Addiction Treatment Programs Thrive

Aware Recovery, an in-home addiction treatment provider, boasts that 78% of patients are drug-free and alcohol-free six months after treatment ends.

Doctors Blame Institutions, Lack of Training, Lack of Knowledge for Failure to Treat Substance Use Disorders

A shocking new systematic review funded by the National Institutes of Health found that many doctors claim ignorance of how to treat substance use disorders.

Sex and Gender Differences in Addiction and Addiction Treatment

A new study finally finds a source for some of the sex and gender differences in addiction and addiction treatment.

You Broke It, You Bought It: Contingency Management and Addiction Recovery

There is a stunning amount of resistance to the most effective opioid addiction treatment: paying addicts to not take drugs.

The Psychology of Addiction and Recovery: A Contrary View

Dr. Elias Dakwar of Columbia University’s CHOSEN addiction recovery program shares five myths about addiction that many people will find surprising.

Public Policy and America’s Opioid Epidemic

Two leading neuroscience researchers from Mount Sinai lay out their public policy recommendations for managing the opioid epidemic.