There are a lot of reasons to go into meth addiction treatment, like decreasing or ceasing drug use and reclaim a functioning role in your family and community. But, there are a lot of meth addicts who choose, instead, to focus on the reasons not to go. You may be one of them. Perhaps, you …
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen recently announced that the state has joined 34 other states in an antitrust lawsuit against the drugmakers of Suboxone. The medication, which is commonly used by rehab centers in Connecticut, treats opioid addiction by helping addicts overcome opioid dependency. If all 35 states win the lawsuit, rehab centers across the …
Doctors, families, and other Waterbury residents recently gathered at a local heroin and opioid awareness conference to discuss the opioid epidemic plaguing the state and nation. So far this year, Waterbury alone has seen over 100 opioid overdose deaths, which have changed the way police and other community members are handling overdoses. But with help …
New state laws went into effect October 1 that could help address the opioid overdose epidemic affecting Connecticut and the U.S. Heroin, oxycodone, and fentanyl are among the opioids plaguing local communities and driving addiction and overdose rates. But lawmakers, residents, and drug rehab centers in Connecticut are hoping the new laws can help curb …
The city of Manchester recently held a rally in its downtown park called “Recovery Is Possible.” At the event, families and recovering addicts shared stories about addiction with the goal of raising awareness about heroin and opioid drug abuse. Many former addicts who attended the rally had achieved sobriety by undergoing treatment at rehab centers …
Connecticut was recently awarded nearly $5 million in the form of two federal grants to prevent and treat opioid addiction across the state. Both grants are from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and will be used by Connecticut’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to further awareness and education on prescription …