Imagine checking into a rehab clinic one afternoon, undergoing anesthesia, and waking up a few hours later completely detoxed from opiates. No dope sickness. No cravings. Just feeling clean, refreshed, …
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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Mark your calendars: this Saturday, April 28 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day! This initiative began with DEA-sponsored drug take-back events in 2010. Last year’s Take-Back Day, over 5,300 sites …
Gabapentin Declared Narcotic (Schedule V)
For the last few years, the non-opioid medication Gabapentin (branded as Neurontin and predecessor to schedule V drug Lyrica) has skyrocketed in opioid overdose toxicology reports. Gabapentin’s direct role in …
Sublocade Injection: New Hope for Opiate Addicts
Have you heard of the newest medication-assisted treatment (MAT) option available to recovering opioid users? Sublocade, an extended-release monthly buprenorphine injection developed by Indivior, hit shelves in US pharmacies last ...
Precipitated Withdrawal: Avoiding Dope Sickness
Dope sick. The intense fear of this all-consuming affliction drives many users to continue seeking out their opiate of choice long past that initial desire to quit. Many describe the ...
Sober Thanksgiving: No One Likes Cold Turkey
Holidays have a way of reminding us about the long-term cost of substance abuse. As the itch to use occupies our minds through holiday gatherings, we lose focus and memories …
Narcotics vs Psych Meds: The Chill Pill Breakdown
Opinions. The best and worst thing about them is that we all have our own. Unfortunately, many people use the idea of subjectivity as a defense to subvert certain truths. ...
Eliminating the High: Is Naltrexone a Valid Tool for Recovery?
What if your drug of choice didn’t get you high anymore? Would you still use it? This is the type of thinking that is behind naltrexone, an addiction treatment medication. ...
Can Your Baby Be Born Addicted to Drugs?
Ask any mother what the best day of her life was and she will most like answer, “the day my child was born.” She created and carried that baby for ...
How to Deal with Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
Cold sweats, nausea, vomiting, a racing heart, insomnia, depression. This sounds like a nightmare. It's something that the victim in an 80's slasher horror movie might experience. In reality, it's ...