Time to Start Talking About Pre-Addiction

• By: Nora D. Volkow, MD The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• February 28th, 2024
• addiction, early intervention, pre-addiction, substance abuse, substance use, substance use disorder, treatment
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By the time someone reaches out for addiction care, they may have already suffered numerous painful losses in their lives. Addiction can steal a person’s happiness, job, friends and family, and can erode their freedom. Far too often, the expectation is that someone must hit “rock...

Early Mental Health Screening and Intervention Could Halt Addiction Epidemic

• By: Dr. David Hans American Addiction Centers
• April 18th, 2023
• co-occurring conditions, comorbidity, early intervention, public awareness campaigns, Spring 2023 Issue, substance use disorder, well visits
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The epidemic of substance use disorder (SUD) has become a plague on our society, resulting in countless deaths, overwhelming our health care and justice systems, and taking a terrible toll on the families of those suffering from this disease. While billions of dollars have been poured into...

OnTrackNY: An Early Intervention Program to Interrupt Psychosis

• By: Sarah Fisher, LCSW Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)
• April 17th, 2022
• disability, early intervention, first episode psychosis, mental health, psychiatrist, psychosis, recovery, schizophrenia, Spring 2022 Issue
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A year ago, 21-year-old Christine* started hearing voices saying terrible things about her. She wondered “why doesn’t anyone around me admit to hearing them?” And now people have started to spy on her, through her phone. Her parents were upset that she wasn’t able to contribute to the...