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Month: July 2016

Obama Signs Bill Addressing Opioid Addiction as Health Issue

The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 has been signed by President Obama. There…

8 years ago

Do Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Lessen Opioid Overdose Deaths?

The number of opioid pain relievers prescribed in the United States has risen dramatically over…

8 years ago

Alcohol and Drug Detox

When we speak about addiction, there are two sides to the disease: the physical part…

8 years ago

Treating Drug Addiction with Drugs: Fighting Fire with Fire

Fire can be used to fight forest fires, although with a certain amount of risk.…

8 years ago

Synthetic Drugs on the Rise

The powerful synthetic opioid that recently took the life of rock legend Prince brings renewed…

8 years ago

Opioid Addiction: The Poor Man’s Methadone

Annals of Emergency Medicine recently published a report online describing two deaths in New York…

8 years ago

Is Your Kid Hooked On Heroin

Many parents believe their children will never get involved with such a hard-core drug. Unfortunately,…

8 years ago