In September 2017, the pharmacy chain CVS announced that, in response to the growing opioid epidemic, it would limit opioid prescriptions to seven days for certain conditions. This applied to patients who were…
MEDICARE CHANGES MAY WORSEN OPIOID CRISIS
- OnAugust 2, 2018
Every day, more news hits our papers and screens about the opioid crisis – how it continues to worsen, how various entities are struggling to fight it. As of early 2018, Medicare has…
MEDICATIONS FOR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
- OnAugust 2, 2018
When we are thinking about treatment for alcohol abuse, we usually imagine behavioral therapies and twelve step meetings. We hear a lot about suboxone and methadone and the various other medications that are…
TALKING TO YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT DRUGS
- OnAugust 2, 2018
Is it ever too early to start talking to your kids about drug use? Many parents like to wait until kids are older to talk about what they consider sensitive subjects, but the…
SHOULD WE TREAT REPEATED OVERDOSES?
- OnAugust 1, 2018
In 2017, a documentary called Heroin(e) was released. (It was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject.) It followed first responders in a small Appalachian city as they respond to…
LEARNING TO TRUST SOMEONE IN RECOVERY
- OnAugust 1, 2018
Trust is a fragile thing. With family, there’s a certain degree of it inherent in a relationship. You assume that because you raised or grew up with a person, all of your shared…