Published: Dec 21st, 2017
Amid an opioid epidemic in Florida, physicians and pharmacists are only making limited use of a statewide database meant to deter prescription drug abuse, University of Florida Health researchers have […]
Published: Dec 21st, 2017
University of Florida neuroscientists have identified a novel way to preventively decrease the reward effects of methamphetamine on the brain using on-the-market medicines, a finding that holds the potential to […]
Published: Sep 25th, 2017
Olivia Kabat remembers the pain, straddling two separate worlds. On one side, her sobriety. A stronger relationship with her parents and her sister, Rose.
Published: Sep 25th, 2017
At its alumni weekend, the Florida Recovery Center celebrates whose who have recovered from addiction. Dr. Reeve Abraben, a dentist at the Lake City Family Dental Center, is not ashamed […]
Published: Sep 23rd, 2017
You hear a lot about the consequences and aftermath of drug and alcohol addiction, but not always about the recovery process. This weekend marks the 13th Annual FRC Alumni Reunion. […]
Published: Apr 12th, 2017
This April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Founded and sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc., or NCADD, since 1987, this year’s theme is: “Connecting the Dots: Opportunities […]
Published: Dec 29th, 2016
WCJB-TV20 Dr. Gregory Jones from the UF Health Florida Recovery Center joins TV20’s Tracy West with some symptoms of drug or alcohol addiction, and ways to avoid relapse during the holidays.
Published: Dec 19th, 2016
Alcohol and the year-end holidays seem made for each other, but dangers lurk.
Published: Oct 17th, 2016
CBS 4 – October 3 – The Drug Enforcement Agency is warning people about one of the most lethal drugs now on the street. Two milligrams of Carfentanil can knock […]
Published: Oct 17th, 2016
The Gainesville Sun – October 1 – Across Alachua County, there are clear signs of a growing opiate-abuse problem, including heroin. By Sept. 26, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office had 12 […]