/tags/addiction Addiction en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:03:09 GMT /2021-10-06/opioid-overdoses-have-skyrocketed-during-the-pandemic-a-new-program-from-texas-a-m-is-trying-to-tackle-the-problem A series of free webinars seeks to connect medical professionals to experts in addiction care. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:03:09 GMT /2021-10-06/opioid-overdoses-have-skyrocketed-during-the-pandemic-a-new-program-from-texas-a-m-is-trying-to-tackle-the-problem Alexandra Hart /health/2021-08-31/travis-county-saw-a-surge-in-overdoses-in-2020-advocates-hope-the-county-takes-steps-to-stop-deaths The Austin area saw a nearly 40% increase in fatal overdoses during the pandemic. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:19:12 GMT /health/2021-08-31/travis-county-saw-a-surge-in-overdoses-in-2020-advocates-hope-the-county-takes-steps-to-stop-deaths Andrew Weber /health/2021-07-16/drug-overdoses-killed-a-record-number-of-americans-in-2020-jumping-by-nearly-30 More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year, according to new CDC data. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids accounted primarily for the rise, which the pandemic exacerbated. Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:31:02 GMT /health/2021-07-16/drug-overdoses-killed-a-record-number-of-americans-in-2020-jumping-by-nearly-30 Bill Chappell /health/2021-04-22/overdose-deaths-surged-in-pandemic-as-more-drugs-were-laced-with-fentanyl Researchers say cocaine, meth and other street drugs are increasingly contaminated with deadly synthetic opioids, contributing to a major spike in deaths. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 22:13:54 GMT /health/2021-04-22/overdose-deaths-surged-in-pandemic-as-more-drugs-were-laced-with-fentanyl Brian Mann /health/2021-02-04/in-depth-without-in-person-meetings-this-is-how-some-texans-maintain-their-substance-use-recovery “You are in isolation, but you are not alone. Reach out.� Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:47:27 GMT /health/2021-02-04/in-depth-without-in-person-meetings-this-is-how-some-texans-maintain-their-substance-use-recovery Joy Diaz /austin/2020-04-21/austin-recovery-says-it-cant-afford-to-keep-addiction-treatment-centers-open-because-of-covid-19 Austin Recovery, a nonprofit that's provided substance abuse treatment in Central Texas since 1967, says it's closing its doors because of the� Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2020-04-21/austin-recovery-says-it-cant-afford-to-keep-addiction-treatment-centers-open-because-of-covid-19 Andrew Weber /news/2020-04-02/en-austin-los-que-dependen-de-conexiones-reales-para-mantenerse-sobrios-hallan-apoyo-en-internet Muchos de nosotros estamos contando el tiempo: los días que llevamos en casa. Los días que hemos estado trabajando desde casa. Los días desde que fuimos a� Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:38:45 GMT /news/2020-04-02/en-austin-los-que-dependen-de-conexiones-reales-para-mantenerse-sobrios-hallan-apoyo-en-internet Claire McInerny /health/2020-04-02/austinites-who-depend-on-real-life-connections-for-sobriety-find-community-online A lot of us are counting time: Days we’ve been sheltering in place. Days we’ve been working from home. Days since we went to school or since we lost a� Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:01:00 GMT /health/2020-04-02/austinites-who-depend-on-real-life-connections-for-sobriety-find-community-online Claire McInerny /2020-02-10/michael-pollan-explains-caffeine-cravings-and-why-you-dont-have-to-quit When Pollan decided to write about caffeine, he gave it up � cold turkey. "I just couldn't focus," he says. "I was irritable. I lost confidence." Caffeine reshapes the brain in surprising ways. Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:00 GMT /2020-02-10/michael-pollan-explains-caffeine-cravings-and-why-you-dont-have-to-quit Terry Gross /texas/2019-03-04/a-final-goodbye-to-courtney-meeks-who-grappled-with-addiction-mental-illness-and-motherhood From Texas Standard:Courtney Meeks was 32 years old when she died in February.Her name may be familiar. Texas Standard’s Joy Diaz followed Meeks' story� Mon, 04 Mar 2019 19:17:07 GMT /texas/2019-03-04/a-final-goodbye-to-courtney-meeks-who-grappled-with-addiction-mental-illness-and-motherhood Joy Diaz