Addiction Remedies: Not to Be Trusted
It would be nice if there were a drug that could rid one of an alcohol or substance use disorder? In the field of addiction medicine, currently, it’s the stuff of science fiction. Unfortunately, ...
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
It is probably best to begin with some grim figures. 33,091 deaths in 2015 were the result of an opioid overdose. You may already be aware that in 2016 drug overdose took the lives ...
Addiction Epidemic: A National Emergency
America’s dependence on opioid narcotics has reached untenable heights. Americans make up only a small fraction of the world population. But, we use the vast majority of the global opioid supply. Whether it be ...
Prescription Opioids: Leading Cause Of Overdose
The American opioid epidemic began with over-prescribing powerful painkillers to patients, regardless of it being warranted. If a patient complains of pain to a physician, either acute or chronic, there is great chance that ...
