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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: What is the gatekeeper myth of addiction treatment? https://t.co/YhDYOgeNYW | #RecoveryBulletin @drmbierer @DrSarahWakeman @StampStigma @heads_together @RealLaurieDhue @CAMHnews

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Reasons why offenders stopped taking medications for opioid use disorder before release: didn’t want to be exposed to the old crowd/high-risk social circles, family opposition to methadone or buprenorphine, inconvenience of clinical…

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Why will some individuals with alcohol problems not seek treatment? https://t.co/0Iidv3QHTS

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Mental health spending from insurance (i.e., Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance) increased from 44% in 1986 to 68% in 2014. In contrast, substance use disorder spending from insurance increased from 45% in 1986 to 46% in 2014…

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: With multiple detox attempts, the likelihood of success decreases. Individuals’ 2nd detoxification attempt was 32% less likely to be successful than the 1st, & the 4th attempt was 47% less likely to be successful than the 1st …

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Can asking simple questions about drinking, and providing alcohol information sessions via brief telephone calls, work to reduce drinking in active military members? https://t.co/cU4uhnKsCw | #RecoveryBulletin @DeptVetAffairs @Vete…

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: 75% of alcohol use disorder patients smoke cigarettes, compared to less than 20% of the general population. Does rewarding patients for quitting cigarettes improve outcomes across substances? https://t.co/QRXpP0D10F #alcohol #addict…

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: While many hospitals have begun to integrate addiction-related consultations into regular inpatient care, what are the real-world benefits of these interventions? https://t.co/4VTkqTrPlA | #healthcare #hospital #costeffective @NICE…

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Individuals on higher doses (e.g., 16 or more mg) of Suboxone during the first month were less likely to drop out of treatment. https://t.co/8L3Rq7QttA | #RecoveryBulletin #evidence @APAPsychiatric @ASAMorg @EMCDDA

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Public substance use disorder treatment facilitates in black communities are on the decline leaving higher proportions of black residents without access to affordable addiction treatment https://t.co/6iUYS1gBZ9 | #Research @NAACP @…

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Across 16 years of follow-up, only 18% of abstinent individuals were hospitalized every year on average, compared with 43% who were non-abstinent. https://t.co/troT1rHEXD | #RecoveryBulletin @taraparkerpope @hopeyen1 @milesobrien

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: In this 30-year follow up study, was family history of alcohol use disorder able to predict first remission or sustained remission rates? https://t.co/cUriZEf0Fr #remission #education #lifespan

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: A motivational interviewing intervention delivered by a peer in recovery, when added to standard outpatient treatment, was found to promote higher rates of abstinence compared to outpatient treatment alone https://t.co/DypfyFsrQj |…

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Should substance use disorder should be evaluated, managed, and treated like other chronic health conditions? https://t.co/56IDf7u8bh #LanguageMatters #MentalHealthIsHealth @DrSarahWakeman @StampStigma@kevinmd @Atul_Gawande

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Exclusive Interview with Dr. Lori J. Ducharme on the New NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator https://t.co/dIMNT25DbJ @NIAAAnews

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: Could the opioid treatment mainstay buprenorphine + naloxone (Suboxone) also be helpful for those with cocaine use disorder? https://t.co/2pVPQJw5bu | #RecoveryBulletin @NAddictionF  @sciam @Kelly_AMAMedia

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#RT @RecoveryAnswers: 35% of participants in Network Support were completely abstinent for 90 days, compared to only 20% for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) after 12-months https://t.co/7wmxvp3TaJ | #ResearchHighlight #abstinence #evidence #peersuppo…