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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…

10 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…

10 years ago

Alcohol and Drug Detox

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

10 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.…

10 years ago

Synthetic Drugs on the Rise

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

10 years ago

Opioid Addiction: The Poor Man’s Methadone

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

10 years ago

Is Your Kid Hooked On Heroin

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

10 years ago