Category Archives: Sober Living

The operation, considered complex, produced large amounts of methamphetamine destined for distribution in the eastern United States. The cost for cleaning up ground contamination from residual chemical by-products released at this laboratory site was estimated at $60,000. The production, availability, and use of methamphetamine are significant threats to the Central District. From 1997 to 1999, […]

Most of the GWAS of addiction performed to date have focused on alcohol dependence or smoking behavior. Four GWAS of alcohol dependence have been published thus far, and only two single nucleotide polymorphisms have received modest support of replication in a subsequent study. One large, single GWAS and meta-analyses of the phenotype “smoking quantity” have […]

OUDs are chronic but treatable medical conditions that involve changes in our brains, which makes stopping very difficult without support. Effective medications that address cravings and heroin addiction withdrawal symptoms, as well as behavioral treatments, can help people with OUDs. People sometimes take illegally made fentanyl knowingly, either by itself or with other drugs in […]

The AHA notes that drinking more than a moderate amount can raise certain fats in the blood, known as triglycerides. Combined with high “bad” LDL cholesterol or low “good” HDL cholesterol, this can lead to fat buildup in the walls of the arteries, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke. Keep reading to learn […]