Eric Spofford, CEO of Granite Recovery Centers, said Tuesday his company will begin accepting patients next year who receive their health care coverage through Medicaid. That decision is based on the new Medicaid rates proposed by the state Department of Health and Human Services and announced by Gov. Chris Sununu’s office on Tuesday. According to…
A vaccine that combines a fentanyl antigen with a tetanus toxoid has been shown to reduce fentanyl choices and increase food choices with effects lasting several months in rats. These results suggest that the vaccine may not only decrease dangerous drug-taking behavior, but can also increase behaviors maintained by healthier non-drug alternatives. Read the whole…
A national advocacy organization is honoring more than a dozen New Hampshire “innovators” who are making a difference in the deadly opioid epidemic. Our own, Eric Spofford, CEO of Granite Recovery Centers, was honored among them. The Addiction Policy Forum will recognize leaders of 11 organizations, including Manchester’s Safe Station and Rochester’s Hope on Haven…
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), “cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible”. “For decades, the percentage of high school and middle school students who smoked cigarettes had been declining fairly steadily. For the past three years, it has flattened, according…
Heavy drinking may change DNA, leading to increased craving for alcohol, reports a study out of Rutgers University. Binge and heavy drinking may trigger a long-lasting genetic change, resulting in an even greater craving for alcohol, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. “We found that people who drink…
A U.S. District Court Judge is allowing a massive lawsuit against the country’s biggest drug makers and distributors to move forward. Hundreds of cities and towns across the United States now have the opportunity to prove that companies like Purdue Pharma, Walmart, and Rite Aid contributed to the addictions of millions of American citizens. Calling…
According to recent studies from the University of Michigan, more pregnant women are using methamphetamine and/or opioids while children are in vitro. Over the past 10 years, meth-related births have doubled and opioid-related births have quadrupled, adding a new depth to the crisis of addiction in this country. Additionally, this surge in drug-related births is…
A group of women in recovery from addiction have begun a new charity drive to collect hats, gloves, jackets and blankets for the homeless. Eric Spofford, the owner of Granite Recovery Centers — a Salem-based for-profit company with six addiction treatment and recovery centers across the state — is no stranger to homelessness. Before he…
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday 10/30 that the administration is stepping up aid for infants and mothers caught in the opioid epidemic, promising to help states cope with some of the worst collateral damage of the drug crisis. Read more on atforum.com…
People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal cortex. These findings from two recent studies at the University of Zurich indicate that levamisole could have a toxic effect on the brain. Drug-checking programs should therefore be expanded, argue the researchers. Read more at…