Mental Health: Just How Much Have We Got Wrong?
Everyone knows that great ideas can spread. But bad ones can also “hang around so long that you can forget you have the option of questioning them.â…
Category: What’s News
The What’s News blog is a collection of hand-picked articles from the electronic media, addressing addiction and the family. Please understand that we provide these links for your information, but the ideas and opinions expressed therein do not represent those of Allies in Recovery.
Opioid Treatment Medications Will Be Permanently More Accessible Under New Federal Rules
Covid-19 pushed U.S. patient care to the brink. In response, take-home policies for opioid treatment medications use were temporarily relaxed. There 
A Vaccine That Blocks the Effects of Fentanyl Created In the Lab
Testing on humans has yet to begin, but the vaccine still represents a breakthrough. As fentanyl deaths hit an all-time high in the United States, the…
At-Home, Computerized CBT Reduces Drug Use as Much as CBT Delivered in a Clinical Setting, Study FindsÂ
Self-administering CBT via a computer training program helps as many people reduce their drug use as CBT delivered in person by a clinician, according…
Meet the Parents Who’ve Had Enough of the War on Drugs
As one of the world’s leading researchers and thinkers on trauma, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk knows better than to offer solutions to this most intricat…
My Brother Is Not a Monster: A Children’s Book About SUD, Recovery, and One Loving Family
Children can understand SUD better than adults might think. Good storytelling can help. This beautifully illustrated children’s book is spot on: sho…
Material Rewards Can Make Recovery Fun — and Lead To Dramatically Better Outcomes
The research is clear: tangible rewards can greatly improve recovery efforts. Such programs are at last being given a chance. It’s called contingenc…
The Meaning of Recovery: Five People Share Their Stories
As Allies members know quite well, substance use disorder often throws not just the user, but the entire family unit into turmoil. The documentary "Ou…
Three Common Thinking Traps, and How to Avoid ThemÂ
Our minds have various kinds of natural bias. Fortunately they can be recognized and resisted. Bias affects everyone’s thinking. While it isn’t a…
This Documentary That Shows the Whole Family’s Experience with Substance Use
As Allies members know quite well, substance use disorder often throws not just the user, but the entire family unit into turmoil. The documentary "Ou…