by Northland Treatment Center | Nov 6, 2018 | Alcohol Use Disorder, Blog, Prevention
Binge drinking is a dangerous activity that has unfortunately become all too common. Perhaps associated most often with college students and young adults, binge drinking also occurs among high school students and older adults at alarming rates. According to a new...
by Northland Treatment Center | Oct 16, 2018 | Blog, Ohio Substance Abuse Articles, Opiate Epidemic, Prevention, Recovery Tips
As our country deals with an ongoing opioid addiction problem, there are many people in every community that are in need of drug addiction treatment. Help is available, but in many cases, the stigma associated with addiction is what is keeping individuals and their...
by Northland Treatment Center | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog, Prevention, Substance Abuse News
It is something that has been talked about for years, but not until solid research has emerged have people truly believed it: some brains, especially teen brains, are more susceptible to addiction. It has to do with brain chemistry and brain synapses and connections,...
by Northland Treatment Center | Oct 8, 2018 | Opiate Epidemic, Prevention, Substance Abuse Legislation, Substance Abuse News
A new Act passed by the U.S. Government focuses on foreign countries that sell illicit opioids to our country. The bi-partisan “Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act” is yet another action being taken to battle the drug overdose epidemic that has seized our...
by Northland Treatment Center | Oct 8, 2018 | MAT, Medicaid Funded Drug Treatment, Opiate Epidemic, Prevention, Substance Abuse News
In a society permeated by cutthroat politics, the U.S. Senate recently created a bipartisan legislative package that is evidence of the seriousness of the opioid drug epidemic. Republicans and Democrats alike agreed on the necessity of the legislation and voted it...
by Northland Treatment Center | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog, Ohio Substance Abuse Articles, Opiate Epidemic, Prevention, Suboxone Cincinnati
As the opioid epidemic continues to affect the country – and in particular states like Ohio – it is important for communities, nonprofits, businesses, and schools to partner to educate and assist those at risk for opiate abuse and addiction. Miami University in...