There have always been drug addicts in need of help, but the scale of the present wave of heroin and opioid abuse is unprecedented. Fifty-two thousand Americans died of overdoses in 2015—about [...]
An integral part of many cancers is pain. While some cancer patients are fortunate enough not to deal with pain, many patients have daily pain related to the disease process or the [...]
Opioids, such as prescription narcotics, are highly addictive. They work on certain receptors in the brain to decrease pain and create a calm feeling while also inducing tiredness. Narcotics are often used [...]
Many would agree that drug rehab is an excellent choice for someone who is addicted to prescription or illegal drugs. They would say that rehab can help them replace the need for [...]
While much of the talk about the ongoing opioid addiction epidemic focuses on those who are buying, selling and using the drugs, one of the hardest hit sectors from all of this [...]
While the opioid epidemic continues to grow across the United States, the group of individuals most at risk are U.S. veterans. Nearly 60% of this group is taking prescription painkillers compared with [...]
Recovering alcoholics know that it can be extremely dangerous to be around any alcohol for fear of relapse. Holiday parties make this conviction very difficult to carry out as there seems to [...]
In August 2016, The American Journal of Cardiology published a study headed by Dr. Sasikanth Adigopula that looked at the correlation between methamphetamine usage and a weakened heart muscle known as cardiomyopathy. [...]
While everyone would wish that drug rehab always results in a totally changed lifestyle with no future use of the offending drug, this is sadly not always the case. In fact, statistics [...]
While many are learning of the troubling rise in heroin abuse throughout the United States, many believe that it does not affect them. They may never have used heroin let alone seen [...]
