/tags/addiction Addiction en-US Copyright Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:43:18 GMT /politics/2023-03-07/bill-calls-for-tougher-penalties-for-opioid-fentanyl-dealers An increase in drug overdose deaths is prompting new legislation to target people who sell fentanyl and other opioids. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:43:18 GMT /politics/2023-03-07/bill-calls-for-tougher-penalties-for-opioid-fentanyl-dealers Colin Campbell /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-01-20/hypersexualized-understanding-sex-addiction-sexual-urge-compulsive Anita learned in the early days of this show that there's no such thing as "normal" sexual behavior. But what *is* worth considering: how your relationship with sex affects your life. She meets two women whose compulsive sexual behaviors led them to seek support, and a sex-positive psychologist shares how she helps folks with sex addiction in their recovery. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-01-20/hypersexualized-understanding-sex-addiction-sexual-urge-compulsive Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /health/2022-09-16/momentum-building-for-mat-in-jails-across-n-c ADA adds pressure to detention centers to provide treatment for opioid use disorder during incarceration. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:09:42 GMT /health/2022-09-16/momentum-building-for-mat-in-jails-across-n-c Rachel Crumpler/NC Health ¹ĻÉńapp /health/2022-06-07/gaps-in-nc-addiction-treatment-disproportionately-hit-rural-residents-of-color A new CDC study found more than 75% of counties donā€™t have anywhere residents can get methadone, and 30% of counties lack a buprenorphine provider. In North Carolina, rural communities with many Black and Indigenous residents often lack access to care. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:57:48 GMT /health/2022-06-07/gaps-in-nc-addiction-treatment-disproportionately-hit-rural-residents-of-color Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven | North Carolina Health ¹ĻÉńapp /health/2022-04-06/11m-north-carolina-rehab-work-requirements-medication-restrictions-concerns-nchealthnews As overdoses surge and opioid settlement dollars flow, funding to North Carolina rehab foreshadows national discussion about the best approaches to treatment. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:04:11 GMT /health/2022-04-06/11m-north-carolina-rehab-work-requirements-medication-restrictions-concerns-nchealthnews Taylor Knopf, NC Health ¹ĻÉńapp | Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health ¹ĻÉńapp /news/2022-03-10/for-the-first-time-victims-of-the-opioid-crisis-formally-confront-the-sackler-family The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:46:12 GMT /news/2022-03-10/for-the-first-time-victims-of-the-opioid-crisis-formally-confront-the-sackler-family Brian Mann /health/2021-11-11/drug-overdoses-on-track-to-kill-record-number-of-north-carolinians-this-year The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts North Carolina will see a 43% jump in overdose deaths compared to 2020. Overdose deaths have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:44:13 GMT /health/2021-11-11/drug-overdoses-on-track-to-kill-record-number-of-north-carolinians-this-year Claire Donnelly /arts-culture/2020-11-27/a-church-of-listening-with-haven-kimmel-and-frank-stasio After their initial conversations on ā€œThe State of Thingsā€ in 2006 and 2007, author Haven Kimmel and host Frank Stasio hit the road. Libraries invited theā€¦ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2020-11-27/a-church-of-listening-with-haven-kimmel-and-frank-stasio Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-27/a-church-of-listening-with-haven-kimmel-and-frank-stasio After their initial conversations on ā€œThe State of Thingsā€ in 2006 and 2007, author Haven Kimmel and host Frank Stasio hit the road. Libraries invited theā€¦ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-27/a-church-of-listening-with-haven-kimmel-and-frank-stasio Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /health/2020-05-21/embodied-finding-care-for-substance-use-disorders-during-a-pandemic As the coronavirus pandemic continues, people with substance use disorders and those in recovery find themselves at risk for relapses and overdoses.ā€¦ Thu, 21 May 2020 15:41:42 GMT /health/2020-05-21/embodied-finding-care-for-substance-use-disorders-during-a-pandemic Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao