Substance use disorder was a huge problem in 2020, just like the preceding decades had been. Experts believe that more people overdosed than ever before, and the trauma of...

The simple answer to this question is no, not exactly. Although a relapse is a setback during a person’s recovery, relapse does not necessarily send a person all the...

A study released recently suggests that people with substance use disorder are at much more risk of death from Covid-19 than those without substance use disorder. I have talked...

During 2020 we saw a lot of evidence that there has been an increase in alcohol sales during Covid-19. Unfortunately, it is hard not to connect that fact to...

“Things do not change; we change” (Henry D. Thoreau). For the final article of this year, I want to start with a conclusion that many experts in the field...

Although understanding compulsion and compulsive behavior is key to understanding addiction, compulsive behavior is not present in all patients who suffer from substance use disorder. Addiction is sometimes defined...

Obviously, nurses, and the work they do, plays a role in the treatment of substance use disorder of varying types, which is also called addiction. Addiction should be treated...

In this article series, we will investigate many theories of what addiction is and why it affects certain people. For our purposes, addiction is substance use disorder, and I...

Christmas and other holidays, from Thanksgiving to New Year, can be challenging for people with addiction and substance use disorders. I put together a list of some of the...

SublocadeTM, the long-acting, once a month injection of buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder, is still very difficult to obtain for patients who could benefit from it. There are...

Earlier today D. Michael Hancock, a former administrator at the Department of Labor, released a scathing editorial about the widening practice of substance abuse treatment facilities engaging their own...

Long before the Covid-19 pandemic had reached its current proportions, we talked about the major problems that existed in the outpatient methadone rehab industry, including problems with outpatient methadone...

We have recently talked a lot about access to addiction treatment in rural areas and working to shift attitudes about addiction treatment in those communities. We have discussed community-based...

Five days ago, on Thanksgiving here in the United States, the Journal of Rural Health released a report on a remarkable study. The Journal of Rural Health is the...

I would love for FLASprings.com to be a resource for anyone interested in outpatient methadone rehab in Florida, or anyone interested in medication-assisted treatment in general. Over the course...

If you read the first part of this 2-part series, hopefully, you have a slightly better understanding of how drug and alcohol dependence disrupts the reward functions of the...

Roughly one month ago, I wrote a series of articles on the history of addiction disease treatment. In those articles, we went over some wacky early theories about the...

The scientific process of measuring electrical charge in human tissue, through the measurement of mass-to-ion ratios, is called mass spectrometry. It was invented more than 100 years ago, and...

Today I wanted to take a look back at a June 2019 study from Calcaterra et al which looks at international perspectives on medication-assisted treatment. Medication-assisted treatment, or MAT,...

Recently I wrote an article that touched on some of the demonizations that happen to people with substance use disorder. We all carry all different types of stereotypes, and...

At the end of last week, I began a multi-part series on the history of substance use disorder treatment in the 20th century. I spoke about multiple early theories...

I applaud all efforts to decriminalize drugs at the state level and nationally because I see the ways that criminalization and demonization of drugs can affect the treatment of...

Medical practice came an incredibly long way between the 19th and 20th centuries. Barbers were no longer doing surgery. Cancer was much better understood. Americans started getting regular physical...

As the presidential race continues to be fought and votes continue to be tallied, we have seen multiple ballot measures around the country successfully pass that have ramifications for...

The combination of buprenorphine and naloxone is being studied as an option to treat pain associated with cancer and cancer treatment. Opioids are usually used to treat pain in...

Anyone who has read my articles before knows how I feel about the many barriers to care that patients with Opiate Use Disorder face. Earlier today I published a...

This article will be even more heavily weighted towards research than my writing normally is. I have written a lot about the major problems with the methadone and suboxone...

Before working on this article, I spoke to an old friend of mine who works in addiction counseling and worked inpatient intake at one of the best drug rehabs...

I usually cover new research in mental health and substance use disorder, as many of my colleagues work at the best drug rehabilitation center in Florida, Florida Springs in...

I went back and forth and back again when trying to choose a title for this story. For the past 6 months, I have reported on a series of...