It started with the Nintendo 64. Lauren recalls feverishly playing the ’90s gaming console − and how it took priority over making friends or doing homework − when she was 8. Then, she says, it was her family’s home computer. Her tech use continued to take over her life, she says. She barely graduated from…
The Gratiot County Chapter of Face Addiction Now (FAN) has launched its “suitcases for treatment program.” This program provides individuals entering inpatient substance use treatment programs with a suitcase containing basic necessities. The suitcase also allows individuals a means to carry their own possessions. The program’s purpose is to reduce a barrier to treatment and…
More than 2,200 people have signed a petition from the nurse’s union at Rochester Regional Health, seeking a reversal of changes to employee healthcare plans that would drastically increase workers’ costs. That comes after the healthcare system paused its open enrollment this week and made adjustments to insurance rates in response to backlash from staff.But…
Frederick L. Locke, MD, chair in the department of blood and marrow transplant and cellular immunotherapy at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, discusses the 2025 removal of the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy and the resulting improvements to patient access. Locke, who coauthored the American…
Share on PinterestThe TrumpRx prescription drug savings program is expected to be available by early 2026. Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have agreed to sell their weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, through the new TrumpRx program. The portal site is expected to launch in early 2026 and will provide consumers the ability to buy prescription…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is preparing a wholesale reform of its homelessness intervention policy in a move expected to redirect billions of dollars in federal funding away from housing assistance. The reforms would reshape the federal government’s $3.5B in homelessness intervention programs. The shift is coming in a 100-page notice governing the…
Company’s Plant City and Fort Myers locations again ranked among top addiction treatment centers in the great state of Florida WhiteSands to evaluate selective expansion into new markets both in and out of state DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WhiteSands Treatment (“WhiteSands” or the “Company”), a leading provider of inpatient and outpatient…
According to the report, 66% of regulations are prescriptive, dictating how insurers must comply rather than focusing on outcomes. The ICA noted that this approach can limit innovation, create challenges for smaller insurers, and result in inflexible processes for customers. The report recommended several reforms, such as consolidating duplicative requirements, harmonising definitions across legislation, and improving…
CADAS announces the groundbreaking of a new sober living apartment building, made possible by a $500,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and a $600,000 grant from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. These funds will go towards building 16 sober living apartments. This funding underscores the state’s recognition of CADAS’ role in addressing…
Une soixantaine de Sévéragais a participé, vendredi 7 novembre, à la soirée de prévention et de compréhension des conduites addictives, proposée par le club Lapanouse Détente et cofinancée par la caisse locale Serre Aveyron de Groupama. L’association Addictions France Rodez a animé la soirée, avec l’intervention d’une médecin et d’une travailleuse sociale spécialisées en addictologie….
