Addiction

How to Afford Addiction Treatment for a Loved One and Get Help Sooner

How to Afford Addiction Treatment for a Loved One and Get Help Sooner

Watching someone you care about struggle with substance use can feel overwhelming, especially when money...
Group of people stacking hands together to symbolize community support during addiction recovery

Why Community Support Addiction Recovery Efforts Matter

Recovery often begins with one person asking for help, but it usually continues because support...
Insurance Coverage for Addiction Treatment

How Providers Improve Access Through Insurance Coverage for Addiction Treatment

Getting help for substance use should not depend on luck, location, or the ability to...
Treating Kratom Dependence and Mental Health for Recovery

Treating Kratom Dependence and Mental Health for Recovery

Kratom dependence and mental health often affect each other in ways that are hard to...
Kratom Use, Emerging Derivatives, and the Growing Risk Across Florida, Georgia, and Texas

The Silent Epidemic: Kratom Use, Emerging Derivatives, and the Growing Risk Across Florida, Georgia, and Texas 

For years, the clinical community has watched from the sidelines as kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) occupied...
Opioid use disorder and fentanyl overdose risk in San Diego community

From Detective to Recovery Advocate: My View on the “War on Fentanyl” 

By Detective Mike Alvarez, MPA & The DevotedDoc Clinical Review Board The Evolution of a Crisis  In...
Doctor conducting a telemedicine consultation with an incarcerated patient using a secure video call to support opioid use disorder treatment in a correctional facility.

The 72-Hour Death Trap — Why Inmate Re-Entry is the Frontline of the Fentanyl Crisis 

By Detective Mike Alvarez, MPA & The DevotedDoc Clinical Review Board  The "Gate Money" Illusion  In my...
Patient attending an online telehealth appointment at home

Suboxone and Testosterone Levels: Understanding the Silent Side Effect in Recovery 

Need Suboxone treatment for recovery and whole-body health? Click here to start your visit. For...
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Florida Medicaid Suboxone Coverage: How Specialty Pharmacy Routing Empowers Patients

For many patients in recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD), the most stressful part of...
Person holding an alcoholic drink beside medication capsules and a measuring tape, representing GLP-1 medications and addiction research.

GLP-1 for Addiction: How Tirzepatide and New Metabolic Drugs May Quiet the Brain’s Reward System

Over the past decade, medications originally developed to treat metabolic disease have unexpectedly reshaped multiple...