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Understanding Different Types of Therapy in Addiction Treatment: A Family Guide
A comprehensive guide to evidence-based therapies used in addiction treatment — CBT, DBT, MI, EMDR, family therapy, and more. Learn what each approach offers and how to choose the right fit.
15 min read
Guides
Sober Living and Recovery Housing: A Family Guide to Transitional Support
Complete guide to sober living homes and recovery housing — what to expect, how to choose, costs, rules, and supporting your loved one through this critical transition.
14 min read
Guides
Understanding Different Types of Therapy in Addiction Treatment: A Family Guide
A comprehensive guide to evidence-based therapies used in addiction treatment — CBT, DBT, MI, EMDR, family therapy, and more. Learn what each approach offers and how to choose the right fit.
15m
Guides
Sober Living and Recovery Housing: A Family Guide to Transitional Support
Complete guide to sober living homes and recovery housing — what to expect, how to choose, costs, rules, and supporting your loved one through this critical transition.
14m
Guides
How to Help Someone Who Refuses Addiction Treatment: A Family Guide to Compassionate Support
Evidence-based strategies for families when a loved one refuses addiction treatment. Learn about CRAFT, setting boundaries, harm reduction, and staying connected while protecting your wellbeing.
16m
News
Ohio Governor Signs Executive Order to Strengthen Recovery Housing Oversight Statewide
Governor DeWine gives Department of Behavioral Health authority to certify recovery housing operators, addressing rapid growth from 356 to 1,700+ homes and protecting residents from fraud.
6m
News
Texas Reaches Major Milestone in $159 Million Panhandle State Hospital Construction
Final steel beam placed at Amarillo psychiatric facility serving 26-county region, expanding access to inpatient mental health care for rural Texans.
5m
News
North Carolina Launches Crisis System of Care Advisory Committee to Transform Behavioral Health Response
NCDHHS and NCDPS establish advisory committee to modernize North Carolina's behavioral health crisis system, address gaps in involuntary commitment, and reduce the 'revolving door' of crisis and incarceration.
7m
Alerts
DEA Warns: Deadly Nitazenes Detected in Northshore Louisiana Drug Supply
DEA New Orleans issues urgent alert about nitazenes in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes following fatal overdose spike.
5m
Alerts
Mid-Michigan Drug Deaths Up 37% as Medical Examiner Detects Carfentanil, Medetomidine in Local Supply
UM Health-Sparrow's Q1 2026 drug report shows 48 deaths across seven Mid-Michigan counties, up from 35 a year earlier, with carfentanil and medetomidine now appearing in toxicology results.
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Alerts
Bangor on Pace to Pass Last Year's Fatal Overdose Total, Maine's Monthly Report Shows
Maine's June 2026 overdose report shows Bangor has already recorded 23 fatal overdoses this year against 35 in all of 2025, even as statewide deaths trend down.
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