Recovering Alcoholics Can Use Smartphone App To Reduce Number Of Risky …
The app, which was developed with funding from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, provides users with a variety of tools designed to help them stay sober. With A-CHESS, recovering patients have quick access to peer support group … Read more on Medical Daily
Society is out of touch with reality of addiction
"You need continued awareness of the possibility of relapse. No matter how long you've been clean, if you take the drug, you're at high, high risk of relapse," says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. … and overdoses … Read more on Times Herald-Record
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