From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction

In the early 1950s Marie Nyswander was ready to move on from addiction. She set up a private practice and specialized in treating women afflicted with what she would call one…

DMX’s 10-year-old daughter plans to create a docuseries on drug addiction, as fentanyl overdoses surge in adolescents

Sonovah Hillman Jr. with her father, DMX. (Courtesy of Sonovah Hillman Sr.) Sonovah Hillman Jr., the 10-12 months-outdated daughter of hip-hop icon and Grammy-nominated rapper DMX, is working with her…

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: Drug overdoses kill 12 Pennsylvanians a day. Watch one man’s fight to help addicts

This is the second tale in a collection about the open-air drug sector in Kensington. Read through the initial in this article. PHILADELPHIA – As overdose fatalities continue on to…

Drug Overdoses Are On The Rise On Kauai. Meth Is Still The Main Reason

On Kauai, drug overdose deaths have more than quadrupled in 10 years from fewer than five in 2012 to 18 last year, contributing to an alarming rise in fatal drug…

As overdoses soar in rural America, more clinicians are prescribing addiction medications

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she’s starting to be significantly less of a rarity in rural The usa. The nurse practitioner prescribes medicine to dozens…

To stop fatal overdoses, hospitals turn to addiction treatment teams : Shots

David Cave, a recovery coach who is part of an addiction specialty team at Salem Hospital, north of Boston, stands outside the emergency department. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption toggle caption…