June 18, 2019
Do drugs reduce emotional pain from depression bring a similar addiction risk as other prescription medications? The drug companies are of course saying no, but we think it is worth taking a c…
May 27, 2018
Everyone knows about the addiction epidemic that has swept America. Every state in the union has been shocked into action by the number of issues addiction has caused, including overdose death…
November 15, 2017
Recently, the President declared the epidemic of opioid addiction and the large death toll as a result of overdoses a national health emergency, and it is major problem. Heroin is a highly add…
November 15, 2016
This past October 2016, Vermont proposed regulations that would limit the number of opioid-based prescriptions a patient can receive based on certain criteria. When just looking at the face va…
September 13, 2016
As deaths related to opioid abuse and overdoses reach record highs in our country, we are in a constant and desperate need of immediate interventions. The National Institute on Drug Abuse esti…
September 8, 2016
Today in the US, overdoses account for more deaths than car crashes. The frightening reality of opioid relapse is that death is a very likely outcome. Unlike relapsing on alcohol and waking up…
August 23, 2016
The beginning stages of recovery are generally a time of serious transition. As individuals begin to re-imagine and recreate a life for themselves free from substances, begin identifying suppo…
June 25, 2016
Aside from those doctors that specialize in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry, they are not required to undergo training in substance abuse diagnosis, or treatment for the disease of…
