While timelines aren’t always cut and dry, substance use disorder (SUD) and addiction treatment and prevention have evolved in both devastating and hopeful ways this past decade. In the past ten years, there have been two overarching trends: drug-related deaths
On August 31, St. Gregory Recovery Center in Iowa observes International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), the world’s largest campaign to lower and eliminate deaths by overdose. It’s also a day to remember all those who were directly and indirectly affected
Our St. Gregory Recovery Center teams operate in Des Moines and Bayard, Iowa, and we see clients who struggle with marijuana use disorder (MUD) in our substance use disorder treatment program. Marijuana use disorder is characterized by dependence on the
Imagine this: flashing strobe lights; pounding electronic music with an upbeat, bubbly base; people dancing energetically all around you; happiness, laughter, a buzz in the air. You’re in a crowded club, it’s pre- or post-pandemic (take your pick), and life
You may recognize a group of sedatives called benzodiazepines by their brand names: Valium®, Xanax®, Halcion®, Ativan®, and Klonopin®. Commonly referred to as benzos, the earliest form of the drug first appeared on the American pharmaceutical market in the late
Do you suspect your teenager is depressed or has a drug addiction? Parents of teenagers may have difficulty discerning whether their children’s mood swings are part of the normal turmoil of adolescence or a sign of something more serious. According to the
According to the National Institute of Health, approximately 20 percent of people in the United States have used prescription drugs at some point for non-medical reasons. Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic levels in our country. By some estimates, more
