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Do Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Lessen Opioid Overdose Deaths?
The number of opioid pain relievers prescribed in the United States has risen dramatically over the past two decades, and the rate of opioid related overdose deaths has also increased. State programs have prescription drug monitoring programs help prevent 10...
Alcohol and Drug Detox
When we speak about addiction, there are two sides to the disease: the physical part and the psychological part. The first part is the physical, when an addict decides to seek help and treatment for their disease of addiction he or she may need to enter a medical drug...
Treating Drug Addiction with Drugs: Fighting Fire with Fire
Fire can be used to fight forest fires, although with a certain amount of risk. A controlled burn of a strip of forest will create a barrier to an oncoming forest fire as it will use up all the available fuel. Wild-land firefighters use this tactic to control large...
Synthetic Drugs on the Rise
The powerful synthetic opioid that recently took the life of rock legend Prince brings renewed focus on the dangers posed by narcotics created in laboratories. Prince died on April 21st from an overdose of fentanyl, a drug used for cancer patients when traditional...
Opioid Addiction: The Poor Man’s Methadone
Annals of Emergency Medicine recently published a report online describing two deaths in New York after loperamide abuse. Imodium, the popular anti-diarrhea medication with the active ingredient loperamide offers a cheap high if its consumed in large amounts. Addicts...
Is Your Kid Hooked On Heroin
Many parents believe their children will never get involved with such a hard-core drug. Unfortunately, the heroin addiction problem can effect anyone and everyone, including your children. Many addicted to the hard drug claim their problem didn’t start with heroin....
Heroin Detox and Opioid Detox Gets An Upgrade
Drug and Alcohol Detox has entered the 20th century with the invention of the Neuro-Stim System Bridge. The small device is no bigger than a half dollar, fits behind the ear and sends electrical feedback to the brain, blocking out the pain of a drug and alcohol detox....
29 Million Addicts Worldwide – Heroin is #1
According to World Drug Report issued last Thursday, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said there are now over 29 million people suffering from drug use disorders and drug addiction worldwide. The number of people addicted to drugs across the world has risen for the...
Can Suboxone Help Heroin Detox?
Across the nation approximately 1 million people abuse the heroin drug. Even more staggering, 9.2 million people are abusing heroin around the world, according to the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. Time Magazine reports only 373,000 people were using heroin in...
Drug Detox in Texas: Hill Country Detox Style
Drug Detoxification or simply drug detox is the process that allows you to get rid of the substances in your body while managing the withdrawal symptoms. This process is usually the first step towards the path of recovery. Unfortunately, many addicts fear the pain of...
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