Carleah Summers shares her journey from addiction to recovery and how her experience inspired her to open Andrea's House, a non-profit residential treatment program in Maryland where mothers can recover from substance use disorder without being separated from their children.
After losing one son to overdose and watching another struggle with lifelong schizophrenia, neuroscientist Dr. Kristen Gilliland reveals what she wishes she'd known about today's ultra-potent marijuana and the developing brain.
William Perry shares his powerful journey from childhood trauma and opioid addiction to a 10-year prison sentence, and ultimately to co-founding This Must Be the Place, an organization that combines music, arts, and harm reduction.
Can GLP-1 medications like Ozempic help treat addiction? Elizabeth Vargas talks with Pat Aussem, Vice President of Consumer Clinical Content Development at Partnership to End Addiction, about the ongoing clinical trials and the science behind how these drugs work on the brain's reward system. Elizabeth Vargas talks with Pat Aussem, Vice President of Consumer Clinical Content Development at Partnership to End Addiction, about the ongoing clinical trials and the science behind how these drugs work on the brain's reward system.
Season 7 of Heart of the Matter kicks off with country pop star Walker Hayes, whose Grammy-nominated hit "Fancy Like" catapulted him to fame. Walker opens up about his journey from drinking at 13 to finding recovery at 35.
Scientists don't know much about medetomidine, also known as “dex.”. What is known is that people who sell drugs are mixing it more often with illegal opioids. This makes these already dangerous drugs even more harmful to people who use them.
Marijuana (cannabis) has recently been suggested as a potential treatment for addiction. People in favor of its use point to its potential pain-relieving properties and lack of fatal overdose risk. But while cannabis may have some health benefits, it also contains many health risks.
People who use substances are at a higher risk of having suicidal thoughts or attempting suicide. Knowing the risks and what to do can help you protect your loved one.
Xylazine, an animal sedative found in the illicit drug supply, can cause painful and severe wounds all over the body, which can become infected and require limb amputation. If your loved one is at risk of being exposed to xylazine, or if they are already struggling with xylazine-related wounds, the following information can help you understand how to best care for them.
Existe un vínculo importante entre experimentar un trauma y desarrollar un trastorno por consumo de sustancias. Quienes tienen antecedentes de trauma tienen de 2 a 4 veces más probabilidades de desarrollar problemas por consumo de sustancias que aquellas personas que no tuvieron un trauma. ¿Qué puede hacer usted para ayudar a su ser querido?
Nos enfocamos en prevenir y tratar los trastornos por consumo de sustancias, brindando a familias, comunidades y profesionales de la salud conocimientos prácticos y confiables para que apoyen a los jóvenes en riesgo o que enfrentan adicción.
Medications used to treat diabetes and obesity might also help people struggling with substance use disorder. Research is promising, but more studies are needed.
In the season finale of Heart of the Matter, Broadway star and American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis opens up about his personal struggle with substance use.
Jackie Siegel, also known as “The Queen of Versailles,” joins Elizabeth Vargas to share the heartbreaking journey of her daughter Victoria, who struggled with addiction and ultimately passed away from an overdose at 18 years old, after years of hidden mental health challenges and substance use.
Elizabeth Vargas sits down with philanthropist and author Cammie Wolf Rice. Cammie shares the heartbreaking story of her son Christopher’s fatal overdose at age 32, following an opioid prescription that led to more than a decade of addiction.
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