STAT

Trump administration’s new ‘treatment first’ addiction toolkit emphasizes faith, abstinence

The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled a new framework for helping Americans facing the often-intertwined ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and subanesthetic intravenous ketamine are both currently used for treatment-resistant major depression, but the comparative effectiveness of the two treatments remains ...
NPR

A controversial but effective treatment for meth addiction gains ground

Bernard Groves has spent five years trying to quit methamphetamine. He lost his job. He lost his car. He nearly lost his apartment. Worse than that, he says, his addiction has hurt his family. “I went ...
The Conversation

Offering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction – new research into police diversion program shows

People mourn loved ones who have died from drug overdoses before replica tombstones in Binghamton, N.Y., on Aug. 19, 2023. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images When police get suspected drug ...