Read more about the article New Wearable Tech Aims To Reduce Relapses
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New Wearable Tech Aims To Reduce Relapses

Technology is certainly moving forward at a rapid pace. While smartphones are still just as popular as ever, "wearables" are also becoming quite trendy with tech consumers. These can include…

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Read more about the article Addictions In The Startup World
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Addictions In The Startup World

In the past, we've touched on many industries that face addiction hardships. The construction field, for example, has been known to have a higher ratio of painkiller dependencies because of…

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Snapchat Called Out For Illegal Drug Transactions

A few weeks back, we published an article about dependencies and social media. Specifically, how sites like Facebook and Instagram can sometimes trigger relapses and dangerous temptations. Well now, one…

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Read more about the article Robinhood App Fuels Addiction Risks
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Robinhood App Fuels Addiction Risks

One of the biggest stories to arise last week concerned the stock market app Robinhood and some wild trading moves that it got swept into. Obviously the Wall Street jumps were…

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Read more about the article New Invention May Help Reduce Alcohol Poisonings
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New Invention May Help Reduce Alcohol Poisonings

It's a scary thought, but you can actually die after one session of heavy drinking. Fatal alcohol poisoning is a very real occurrence and one that, tragically, happens a lot…

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Read more about the article ‘Sobriety Tags’ Used To Lower Alcohol-Fueled Crime
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‘Sobriety Tags’ Used To Lower Alcohol-Fueled Crime

We know that alcoholism can lead to bad behavior. People who binge drink or consume excessive portions of alcohol can often become violent and cause fatalities when they get behind…

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Machine Learning And Gambling Addictions

We all know that computer technology is advancing on a daily basis. One major area of development is machine learning, which is also classified as A.I. (or "artificial intelligence"). Anyone who uses…

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Read more about the article Telemedicine Recovery Solutions
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Telemedicine Recovery Solutions

This past week, The New York Times published an informative article on the state of recovery during COVID-19. The key topic of the piece was telemedicine and how virtual treatment appears to be the way…

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Read more about the article How Internet Trolls Are Hurting Recovery Efforts
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How Internet Trolls Are Hurting Recovery Efforts

We are certainly in the midst of a new age when it comes to addiction treatment. Gone are the usual in-person recovery meetings and in their place are virtual teleconferences…

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Read more about the article New Tech May Measure Vaping Addictions
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New Tech May Measure Vaping Addictions

For the past few years, there have been ongoing debates about whether people can become dependent on vaping and e-cigarettes. These devices certainly cause damage (as we've documented in our…

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Read more about the article Virtual Training For Recovery Coaches
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Virtual Training For Recovery Coaches

Thanks to COVID-19, it is a very different world today than it was three months ago. Gone are the intimate one-on-one therapy sessions and conversations. In their place are Zoom chats…

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Quit Genuis App May Help With Virtual Recovery

It's always exciting to see recovery news pop up on the pages of Tech Crunch. The famed digital news site recently published an exciting story about an app in development…

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Drug Testing Via Fingerprints

We all know about traditional breathalyzers and blood tests when it comes to detecting substance abuse. But what if you could tell if someone has been using by simply taking…

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How AI Is Helping In The Addiction Fight

As we enter this new decade, expect to hear the term Artificial Intelligence (or AI) much more frequently. Machine learning, as it's also called, will soon be used to automate the way…

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Loosid App Aims To Connect Sober Singles

Believe it or not...In the modern era, sobriety and tech have become much more intertwined. Today, an increasing amount of apps are being developed to help people in their recovery…

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900,000 People Googled ‘Heroin’ Last Year

If you ever want to know about the virality of a particular substance, look no further than Google. The famed search engine offers some interesting analytics when it comes to…

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Read more about the article Opioid Breathalyzers May Be Coming Soon
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Opioid Breathalyzers May Be Coming Soon

There is no denying that opioids can cloud a person's judgement. They can also create a serious impairment if you choose to get behind the wheel. But for law enforcement,…

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Read more about the article Brain Implants Looked At For Recovery Treatment
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Brain Implants Looked At For Recovery Treatment

There are always technological advancement happening within our industry, some more noteworthy than others. This month, however, a pretty a large step forward was announced. The concept was so revolutionary,…

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