Digitalization has made gambling more accessible than ever, fueling a surge in addiction, according to Ali Erdoğan, head of the department of Mental Health and Diseases at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine. “Today, virtual gambling can be played through smartphones and computers at our fingertips. This has caused addiction to spread rapidly,” Erdoğan told Anadolu…
Oscar-winning actor, Robert Downey, Jr., has openly shared his journey with addiction to alcohol, cocaine and other substances, as well as his long-term recovery. Most people who are connected to proper treatment get better. Getty Images Did you know that you could buy the deadliest drug in America from your local grocery store any day…
Birches Health NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Birches Health, the leading national provider of gambling addiction treatment, announced today that it had raised $20 million in combined Series A and Seed funding. The Series A was led by AlleyCorp, and the Seed was led by General Catalyst, with ongoing participation from Will…
Correspondent photo / Susan Wojnar Alexander Amstutz of Cortland, above, is a peer support specialist at the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic in Youngstown. For many veterans, recovery from mental health challenges, substance use, trauma or major life transitions does not begin with a diagnosis. It begins with connection. At the Veterans Affairs Northeast Ohio Healthcare…
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Marijuana is now legalized for recreational use in several U.S. states and territories like Washington D.C., Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as countries like Canada, Uruguay, and Germany. Many more U.S. states permit it for medical use, making…
Details By Elyse Wild January 21, 2026 The Cherokee Nation is investing $23 million into addiction treatment centers, the tribe announced last week. The investment is part of tribal legislation that was passed on Jan. 14, aimed at shoring up resources for addiction care amid the ongoing opioid crisis. While the opioid crisis has…
Face Addiction Now (FAN), a Michigan-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder, has announced the hiring of Jeffrey Filzek as its new Senior Advisor of Law Enforcement Engagement and Training, effective Jan. 12, 2026. FAN is based in Clinton Township in southeast Michigan, but has branches throughout the state….
After nearly two years of addiction, Victoria Thierens said her life changed Nov. 30, 2019. In a cry for help, she called police and was taken to a behavioral unit to have a psych evaluation. There, she found out she was four weeks pregnant with her daughter. “They let me know that due to that,…
For more than a month, a lapse in funding froze Americans’ largest provider of flood insurance. The National Flood Insurance Program, which accounts for 90% of all U.S. flood policies, often couldn’t sell or renew coverage during the 44-day government shutdown.1 The budget bill that ended the shutdown also reauthorized the NFIP through Jan. 30,…
For 40 years, Pride Institute, an addiction treatment program for the LGBTQ+ community, stood as a pillar of support for queer people working to break free from substance use. It was one of only a small number of LGBTQ+-specific residential recovery programs in the U.S., attracting patients not only from Minnesota but across the nation….
