People with ADHD are significantly more likely to develop addiction or substance use disorders because both conditions are rooted in dysregulation. Understanding this overlap is essential because treating one condition without addressing the other dramatically reduces the chances of lasting recovery. Why ADHD Increases Addiction Risk: For those with ADHD, the risk of addiction stems from certain …
In Palmer Lake, Colorado, a small cafe is doing something most restaurants never attempt, helping people rebuild their lives after opioid addiction. Racquel Garcia, owner of Lake and Lantern Cafe, turned her own recovery journey into a community resource, showing that addiction treatment and support can look different than most people expect. A Personal History …
Many people drink alcohol or use substances at some point in their lives. For many, use remains occasional and controlled. For others, it gradually begins to interfere with relationships, work and health. Understanding when alcohol or substance use crosses the line into an addiction or substance use disorder can help people recognize when professional treatment may …
Tucson is taking a hands-on approach to addiction treatment in Tucson’s most affected neighborhoods, connecting unhoused residents struggling with substance use to real resources, right on the streets where they live. On Wednesday, the Tucson Police Department and city officials held a City Deployment Cleanup event along Alvernon Way, an area officers say has some …
Neuroscientists at the University of Florida have made a surprising discovery involving a sequence of brain reactions that could influence future meth addiction treatment approaches. The process in question involves spikes of dopamine caused by methamphetamine and a key signaling protein, tumor necrosis factor-alpha. TNF is known for causing inflammation responses. New findings from the …
After three decades in the educational system, Stephen Henry has been arrested for suspicion of methamphetamine possession. He was booked on one count of possession and has a court date in August. There was no information released about whether additional charges were pending. His bond was set at $10,000, and there was no information indicating …
Police in Columbus, Ind., arrested seven people during a late-night drug raid. After entering the house at 321 Hege Ave. on the southern edge of the town late on Friday night, police confiscated a pound and a half of methamphetamine worth an estimated $64,000. They also found $24,000 in cash. Neighbors quoted in local news …
A prolific Livingston drug dealer has received a 10-year prison sentence after a significant methamphetamine bust. During an undercover operation by the Missouri Drug Task Force, a massive drug conspiracy within Gallatin and Broadwater has been disbanded, removing a considerable amount of lethal meth from the streets. Through an informant, police established in 2016 that …
This Christmas, four people were gifted a trip to jail, following a drug bust at a local hotel. According to deputies in the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the three men and one woman were found with a significant amount of methamphetamine. The men arrested were William Salmons, Davis Fallis, Joshua Croucher, and Ciji West. On …
Police in Indianapolis seized over $1 million of methamphetamine from a mother and son drug dealing operation. Irma Victoria Gomez-Cortez (49) and Michael Olvera-Gomez (20) sold six pounds of methamphetamine to undercover police officers who, after obtaining a warrant, also seized a further 31 pounds as well as three pounds of cocaine from the duo’s …
A woman who gave her young daughter a lethal dosage of methamphetamine in 2016 was Friday sentenced to a 20-year prison term. Natalie Russell, the 30-year-old Arizona woman, pleaded guilty to child abuse and second-degree murder before Judge Warren Granville in Maricopa County Superior Court. The authorities alleged that Russell gave Adalynn Russell, her then …
