HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANTS NEARLY $1 BILLION TO FIGHT OPIOID CRISIS
Since the mid-2000s, science has shed some disturbing light on the nationwide Opioid Crisis. In the past three years alone, reports confirmed that millions of Americans were not only suffering from some sort of addiction to these painkillers but were also dying from opioid-induced overdoses. It also might not help that retail pharmacies across the […]
THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT MARIJUANA AND YOUR GUM HEALTH
Anyone who has known an addict or suffered from addiction will readily agree that drugs will destroy your body from the inside out. Heroin users will suffer from deflated veins (due to frequent injection), and crack addicts will suffer from frequent nosebleeds. However, did you know that marijuana can destroy your gum tissue? According to […]
WHY DO PEOPLE WITH OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS TAKE HEROIN?
The damage wrought by the American opioid epidemic is positively startling. With more than 40,000 opioid overdose deaths occurring every year, more than breast cancer or the bloodiest year of the Vietnam war, the public health crisis has become a full-blown emergency. To address the specific issue of overdose, it is worthwhile to look into […]
DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACHIEVES MILESTONE ON 16TH NATIONAL TAKE-BACK DAY
For a moment, consider that one of the most dangerous drugs in the United States is 100% legal. As we have seen in recent reports, the Opioid Crisis is fueled by illegal synthetics like heroin, but, unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of people develop an addiction or abuse problems due to one simple addictive: painkillers. As […]
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE HEAL INITIATIVE
Overall, the American public’s abuse of mind-altering opioids has grown into a national health crisis. In the past decades, doctors, researchers, and other members of the medical field have been struggling to combat the growing Opioid Epidemic. Interestingly, this massive problem (if you want to call it that) is rooted in one of the most […]
UNDERSTANDING THE SCHEDULING OF DRUGS
The United States has established rigorous guidelines to ensure people receive the correct dose and the proper quantity of prescription drugs. After all, with the current problems with opioid addiction and marijuana use drifting through our country, officials are more than happy to place restrictions on potentially dangerous or illegal substances. Chances are when you […]
CAN SPENDING TIME IN JAIL SAVE YOU LIFE?
Sometimes, for the most hardcore drug addicts or alcoholics, the only way you can get through to them is tough love in the highest form. Ultimately, these men and women are suffering from a terrible mental illness and require some intense intervention (at times) to help them overcome temptation and cravings. When you think about […]
NIDA CONFIRMS THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL REINFORCEMENT
Once you have taken the next steps towards rehabilitation and recovery, you have officially entered the most important point of healing. Sometimes, a doctor may prescribe types of medications that are specifically designed to help you cope with withdrawal or detox symptoms. For example, you may require harmless relaxants to help you sleep. However, the […]
PRESCRIPTION HEROIN
If someone asked for your opinion on how to deal with the widespread use of – and overdoses on – heroin, what would you suggest? Tougher laws, better border security, more money for law enforcement? How about making it available by prescription? It sounds crazy, but in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, one clinic is doing […]
SOME OF THE DEADLIEST PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ON THE MARKET
No matter how hard some of us might try, pain cannot completely go away. Feeling aches and cramps is just a part of being human. Nevertheless, over the course of several decades, the amount of painkiller abuser and addicts has increased exponentially, and the number of fatalities stemming from dangerous prescription drugs (like opioids) has […]
