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- Provide funding for the PA Get Help Now Hotline 1-800-662-HELP to provide individuals with substance use disorder and their families with treatment information and services in their area. DDAP also contracts with the Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania, Inc. to manage its toll-free Pennsylvania Gambling Helpline 1-800-GAMBLER
Nov. 1—WILKES-BARRE — The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) this week announced the availability of $2 million in funding to implement community-based prevention services ...
Substance use disorder (SUD) is the persistent use of drugs despite substantial harm and adverse consequences to self and others. [8] Related terms include substance use problems [9] and problematic drug or alcohol use.
Long-term opioid use occurs in about 4% of people following their use for trauma or surgery-related pain. [20] In the United States, most heroin users begin by using prescription opioids that may also be bought illegally. [21] [22] People with opioid use disorder are often treated with opioid replacement therapy using methadone or buprenorphine ...
A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients. Journavx (suzetrigine), made by Vertex ...
This is the first class of non-opioid pain medication approved to treat moderate to severe acute pain approved by the FDA in more than 20 years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on ...
Often, free literature is available for anyone who asks for it at a meeting. This provides potential new members or family members with relevant information about both the addiction and that specific group's version of the twelve-step process of recovery.
In Pennsylvania, there’s currently no single resource for people to see how counties and local governments plan to spend the money. But understanding the process can help you influence it. In ...