addiction recovery

Recovery organizations try to increase awareness of substance use disorders

Yuchen Zeng - WUFT

UF Health Florida Recovery Center and others have been working to break the stigma of addiction and show that recovery is possible. Combating the stigma was a significant purpose of a recent 5K in Gainesville.

In the addiction recovery pod at the Sarasota County Jail, inmates attend 12-step meetings administered by the Salvation Army and life skills classes run by various nonprofit groups and church communities. Sarasota County Sheriff's Department

Health News Florida

'You're Not Going To Arrest Your Way Out Of Addiction': Sarasota Jail Program Emphasizes Recovery

Cathy Carter

In the addiction recovery pod at the Sarasota County Jail, large windows flood the detention unit with sunlight. Two stories of jail cells frame an open...

Lori Pinkley of Kansas City, Mo., has struggled with chronic pain since she was a teenager. She has found relief from low doses of naltrexone, a drug that at higher doses is used to treat addiction.

NPR Health

In Tiny Doses, An Addiction Medication Moonlights As A Treatment For Chronic Pain

Alex Smith

Naltrexone, commonly used for opioid and alcohol use disorders, may also help patients with chronic pain — when prescribed in microdoses. But few doctors or patients seem to know about it.

Health News Florida

$700,000 In State Funding Requested For Jacksonville Teen Addiction Recovery School

Lindsey Kilbride

A Jacksonville high school for teens in addiction-recovery wants to be able to serve more students and provide additional programming. The nonprofit...