co-occurring-disorders

Ammonia from liver disease can look exactly like intoxication. A family guide to grades, triggers, lactulose, rifaximin, driving, and when it's an emergency.

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a thiamine-deficiency brain injury. What families notice first, why treatment is so often late, and what recovery looks like.

Mississippi's $32.6M rural health program round funds three EmPATH psychiatric emergency units beside hospital ERs, plus 57 other awards for rural providers.

When drugs or withdrawal cause hallucinations and paranoia, families get no roadmap. What it is, what to do in the first hours, and what the relapse data says.

North Carolina opened PIVOT, a two-year, $3.5 million pilot bringing crisis stabilization and substance use care to youth inside juvenile detention.

South Carolina set aside $100 million for Upstate psychiatric beds as Prisma Health builds a 112-bed behavioral health hospital near Easley, opening in 2027.

CMS approved Maine's Whole Person Care Waiver, letting MaineCare cover addiction and reentry care up to 60 days before release from jail or prison.

Benzodiazepine dependence is common, and withdrawal can be dangerous. A calm, practical guide to safe tapering, treatment options, and family support.

NYC opened a second Bridge to Home facility in Brooklyn on Sept. 29, 2026 — 50 private rooms with on-site addiction treatment and up to 12 months of housing.