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News Releases | October 1, 2025
Cal Hospital Compare Gives Scripps Top Marks on 2025 Honor Roll
Scripps Health hospitals honored for substance abuse disorder services on Cal Hospital Compare's 2025 statewide honor roll list.
Scripps in the News | October 2, 2014
Rare Syndrome Has Links to Pot Use
A Scripps gastroenterology fellow co-authored a paper about a rare disorder linked to marijuana use, and was interviewed for a U-T story on the disorder.
Scripps in the News | July 16, 2014
CDC Issues New Guidelines on Alcohol
The CDC released new guidelines that define heavy drinking after finding that one in 10 deaths among adults, ages 20-64, is linked to alcohol consumption.
Scripps in the News | July 16, 2014
Suicide, Drugs Overdose Reach Record Levels
Suicides and prescription drug overdose continue to be the leading causes of death in cases investigated by the San Diego County Medical Examiner.
Scripps in the News | February 6, 2014
Heroin Use on the Rise
A Scripps interventionalist and counselor at the Scripps Alcohol & Drug Treatment Program spoke to local media about increased heroin use in San Diego.
Scripps in the News | November 19, 2012
Tips for Staying Sober During the Holidays
If the holiday season makes refusing alcohol and staying sober more challenging than usual, try these techniques.
Scripps in the News | July 19, 2012
Heroin Becoming a Deadly Addiction in San Diego
Nancy Knott, a counselor at the Scripps Treatment Program, discusses the heroin epidemic with Scripps Howard News Service.
Scripps in the News | June 11, 2012
San Diego County Seeing Increase in Heroin Addiction
Scripps Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program was featured on NBC 7 regarding rise in heroin abuse in San Diego.
Scripps in the News | March 11, 2012
Heroin Addiction on the Rise in San Diego
The Scripps Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program talked to 10 News about the alarming rise in heroin addiction in San Diego.
Scripps in the News | February 13, 2012
The Dangers of Synthetic Drugs
As seen on CBS Channel 8, a Scripps treatment counselor explains what parents should look out for when it comes to teens experimenting with "bath salts."