Drug Addiction

The first step toward treatment for a drug addiction problem like opiate addiction is recognizing its signs and symptoms. Opiates can include heroin, fentanyl, synthetic opioids, morphine, and prescription painkillers. Opiate Addiction Signs Opiate addictions aren’t particularly visible to the untrained eye until the addiction becomes so severe it is unavoidable. As the nationwide opioid […]

Though fentanyl may be new to many people due to the sudden coverage of it in the nightly news, fentanyl is not new to many chronic pain patients. Morphine based medications like most prescription opioid painkillers, don’t work for everyone. Some people aren’t able to metabolize the morphine and receive the analgesic effects of the

From the last dose of opiates, the onset of withdrawal symptoms depends on what kind of opiates were used and how severely. Opiate addiction has become a widespread problem partially due to the fact that taking opiates like prescription painkillers can cause withdrawal symptoms, with regular, nonabused dosages. Six to twelve hours after the last

What do you do when a loved one will not realize the extent of their drug and alcohol addiction and you have run out of ways to get them to treatment? Intervention can be a helpful way to provide a plan for treatment and make a case for recovery. They are lying Lying, stealing, cheating,

According to Reuters a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry reveals that there has been a significant increase in heroin use in the United states, even in the last year. “Heroin use in the United States has risen five-fold in the past decade and dependence on the drug has more than tripled, with the biggest