/tags/addiction addiction en-US Copyright Wed, 08 May 2024 13:23:51 GMT /health-wellness/2024-05-08/new-app-for-substance-abuse-treatment-developed-in-san-antonio UT Health San Antonio is studying an app that it hopes will improve outcomes for people being treated for substance use disorders. Wed, 08 May 2024 13:23:51 GMT /health-wellness/2024-05-08/new-app-for-substance-abuse-treatment-developed-in-san-antonio Bonnie Petrie /health-wellness/2023-06-28/in-san-antonio-a-rare-program-offers-hope-for-some-of-the-most-vulnerable-women-and-babies Many pregnant people struggling with substance abuse don't want to get help for fear of losing their children to the state. Casa Mía offers safe harbor. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:15:39 GMT /health-wellness/2023-06-28/in-san-antonio-a-rare-program-offers-hope-for-some-of-the-most-vulnerable-women-and-babies Katia Riddle /health-wellness/2022-08-03/texas-program-that-gives-out-lifesaving-drugs-to-combat-opioid-overdoses-runs-out-of-money The state’s federally funded “More Narcan Please” program ran out of money in January, in part due to high demand. Advocates say Texas should invest more in the harm reduction effort. Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:43:05 GMT /health-wellness/2022-08-03/texas-program-that-gives-out-lifesaving-drugs-to-combat-opioid-overdoses-runs-out-of-money James Barragán | The Texas Tribune /news/2022-04-14/south-dallas-residents-have-mixed-feelings-about-changes-to-historic-mlk-and-malcolm-x-intersection The intersection of MLK Boulevard and S Malcolm X Boulevard in South Dallas is only one of two intersections in the country where streets bearing both names meet. It is now home to a new Black Lives Matter crosswalk, an addiction recovery center, and more. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:02:00 GMT /news/2022-04-14/south-dallas-residents-have-mixed-feelings-about-changes-to-historic-mlk-and-malcolm-x-intersection Keren I. Carrión, Solomon Wilson /health-wellness/2022-03-22/what-is-harm-reduction-the-drug-treatment-program-that-sen-ted-cruz-has-criticized A $30 million grant program aims to mitigate the fallout from drug addiction and overdoses. Officials say Cruz’s comments about it are misleading. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:27:39 GMT /health-wellness/2022-03-22/what-is-harm-reduction-the-drug-treatment-program-that-sen-ted-cruz-has-criticized Andrew Zhang | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2021-07-14/a-tragic-death-shows-how-ers-fail-patients-who-struggle-with-addiction ER doctors wanted to hospitalize the young man to help ease his withdrawal from opioid dependence. But he declined because he couldn't afford it. His mom says no one told him he had financial options. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:58 GMT /health-wellness/2021-07-14/a-tragic-death-shows-how-ers-fail-patients-who-struggle-with-addiction Aneri Pattani /2021-01-26/deaths-of-despair-how-the-pandemic-may-be-fueling-lethal-drug-overdoses As drug overdose deaths rise during the pandemic, a former White House economist says social isolation could be partly to blame. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:00:04 GMT /2021-01-26/deaths-of-despair-how-the-pandemic-may-be-fueling-lethal-drug-overdoses Scott Horsley /2019-07-18/u-s-overdose-deaths-dipped-in-2018-but-some-states-saw-devastating-increases Provisional overdose data for 2018 show a note of hope in an overall bleak picture. But in some states, the numbers actually got worse. What explains the disparities? Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:56:10 GMT /2019-07-18/u-s-overdose-deaths-dipped-in-2018-but-some-states-saw-devastating-increases Selena Simmons-Duffin /2019-07-16/pain-meds-as-public-nuisance-oklahoma-tests-a-legal-strategy-for-opioid-addiction The first civil trial against an opioid manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, has ended in Oklahoma. The verdict could affect lawsuits filed by other local and state governments coping with addiction. Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:49:00 GMT /2019-07-16/pain-meds-as-public-nuisance-oklahoma-tests-a-legal-strategy-for-opioid-addiction Jackie Fortiér /2019-05-01/as-meth-use-surges-first-responders-struggle-to-help-those-in-crisis The return of methamphetamine is overwhelming police, ERs and treatment centers — especially west of the Mississippi. But, unlike opioid dependency, meth addiction has no reliable treatment. Wed, 01 May 2019 09:10:00 GMT /2019-05-01/as-meth-use-surges-first-responders-struggle-to-help-those-in-crisis April Dembosky