Returning to drug or alcohol use after treatment for substance use disorder is a part of many people’s recovery journey. A person may make a plan to prevent this with support from a healthcare ...

Patients often relapse after discharge from acute care because of long waits for outpatient treatment, lack of specialized therapists, out-of-pocket costs, and inadequate social support. Prior ...

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Substance use recovery is a lifelong process, but environmental triggers, such as alcohol at social gatherings or pain medication advertisements, can put individuals in recovery at risk of relapse.

Recovery from addiction is a challenging journey, filled with both triumphs and setbacks. For individuals seeking long-term sobriety, relapse can be a disheartening reality. However, recent findings ...

Medical University of South Carolina scientists report in Neuron that they have uncovered a way to restore an opioid-weakened brain pathway in a preclinical model. With funding from the National ...

A LARGE-SCALE international study has found that regular, at-home brain stimulation significantly reduced the relapse rate for patients recovering from major depressive disorder. The research suggests ...

Sometimes people are sober and in recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD) for several years, but relapse. Why? Alcohol use disorder is a chronic, often relapsing medical condition affecting millions ...