Addiction

Social distancing and self-isolation are the new normal under the COVID-19 pandemic, and this reality is changing every fiber of society, including the…

Our growing reliance on social media over the past decade has raised a lot of questions about privacy, civility, safety and addiction. In the past few…

An Iowa State state study has found that two out of five young adults have a substance use disorder. The study, which was published in the Journal of…

Last year, opioid-related deaths in Iowa decreased by 33 percent, marking a five year low for the state, according to statistics released this month from…

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has announced he is joining four other states in suing pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma and its former chairman,…

A new sober living home will soon open in Sioux City to help men struggling with addiction who may be homeless.Hope Street of Siouxland has five bedrooms…

The U.S. Surgeon General says electronic cigarette use among young people is increasing at “epidemic proportions.” In Iowa, 2018 data shows that nine…

 A significant community push from the community is supporting the opening of a detox center in Sioux City. On this hour or River to River, Executive…

Advocates for a planned western Iowa detoxification center for people recovering from addiction say there is a real need for one that serves Native…

A new addiction treatment clinic is now open in Burlington. The facility will offer medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, a somewhat controversial…