5 things you shouldn't say to someone with a drug addiction — and what you can say instead to support them

If you are speaking to a loved one with a drug addiction, you should never blame them, shame them, or encourage their use.

Support Options for Families Facing Alcohol and Drug Addiction Explored in New Resource from WhiteSands

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab has released a new online resource, “Access Support for Families of Drug Addicts“, available ...
Reuters

Novo Nordisk to explore how GLP-1 drugs can help patients with addiction

COPENHAGEN, March 6 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab will explore how GLP-1 drugs could help patients struggling with addiction, its head of development Martin Holst Lange told an ...
The News-Enterprise

FDA-approved device used in state jails to lessen withdrawal symptoms

A new device is being used by addiction treatment programs and in detention centers to help addicts get through opiate ...
Healthline

Addiction vs. Substance Use Disorder

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...
People

Priscilla Presley Opens Up About Helping Her Son Navarone Through Drug Addiction (Exclusive)

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Priscilla recounts staying by her son's side through his withdrawals from fentanyl and heroin In this ...
WBUR

Desperate for solutions to addiction crisis, some in Boston call for more involuntary commitments

A man standing up from a wheelchair prepares to inject himself with a needle on Southampton Street in the Mass. and Cass area of Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) The debate over how to deal with ...