The death of a child is an unfathomable loss. Losing a child to addiction carries with it a different kind of grief, often wrapped up in stigma, guilt, and shame. The reaction of others, including the healthcare providers who tried to treat the addiction, can help or hurt in healing from that grief.

In today’s fast-paced, technology-focused, and cost-conscious healthcare environment, many clinical caregivers find themselves anxious, frustrated, and under pressure.

Get insight into how healthcare providers can say ‘I’m sorry” to patients and families when a bad outcome occurs, along with other legal dimensions to consider, in an interview with Minneapolis attorney Mark R. Whitmore, Esq.

Substance use disorders are relatively common in primary care settings. Can busy physicians accurately detect them with just one question?

A new study may lead to better drug tests that can distinguish between heroin use and the ingestion of poppy seeds, such as on a bagel or in salad dressing.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sent out an alert in February to addiction treatment professionals warning of an increase in deaths since the beginning of the year that are reportedly linked to heroin containing fentanyl.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has developed standards of care for physicians who treat patients with substance use disorders.

The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change has become almost universally accepted in addiction treatment. Like all dogmas, it is rarely critically examined, leading to blind belief and unskilled use.

Chronic care management (CCM), used successfully to treat other chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, is one approach being looked at to improve care and clinical outcomes for patients with addiction.

Can electronic cigarettes, commonly referred to as e-cigarettes, play a role in helping people quit smoking tobacco?