My previous posts have focused on recognizing and preventing excessive substance use, with an emphasis on providing the latest information about my special interest – cannabis (see 20 Questions to ...

“When I use a word,” one of 19th century British author and mathematician Lewis Carroll’s characters once said, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” Though he was a ...

Just 18 months ago, Jesi Squires did not have a key to her family’s home in southeast Georgia. She was homeless, abusing intravenous drugs and had a felony on her record.  Jimbo Partin, executive ...

I often get asked, what does “recovery” from addiction actually mean? It may come as a surprise that attempts to define recovery from substance use issues are fairly recent. Just 15 years ago, ...

A new study links AKI recovery thresholds to long-term kidney failure and mortality risk. Discover why a 10% creatinine recovery matters.

In the crassest of terms, that’s how the state of Michigan defines the 22,686 residents who have “recovered” from COVID-19 as of May 9. So in mid-April — when Anthony Moses lay in a hospital bed ...