Advancing Addiction Medicine: Innovative Approaches for Effective Recovery

Co-written with Sarah Tapia, RN

Addictions to alcohol, illegal drugs, and other substances continue to pose a significant danger to public health. From April 2020 to April 2021, nearly 92,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses, marking the highest death toll reported in a year. The National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics has labeled this situation a “public health emergency.” These troubling statistics have increased across all age groups 15 and older, mainly due to the widespread…