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Odds are, you didn’t set out to become addicted to opioids, but it happens. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2017, there were an estimated 1.7 million people with opioid related substance abuse problems, with 47,000 deaths resulting from opioid overdose. So, while recovery from addiction may feel like a long, lonely path to travel, you are far from alone...
What Happens During an Opioid Overdose?
As America wrestles with the opioid crisis, people experience overdoses every day. According to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 192 people die from…
3 Reasons Methadone May Not Be the Best Treatment Choice for Opioid Addiction
Opioid addiction is a severe brain disease that requires treatment if the individual wants to live a life free of substance abuse. When choosing a form of addiction treatment for…
Can Social Isolation Lead To Opioid Addiction?
Identifying factors that contribute to the opioid addiction crisis is one of the most important steps we can take to improve the chances of success for those in recovery. One…
The Importance of Drug Take Back Days
With the opioid crisis impacting multiple aspects of many Americans’ lives, it takes a comprehensive approach to address this epidemic. Pharmacies, law enforcement agencies and government organizations hold drug take…
FAQ: Methadone and Buprenorphine Treatment
When investigating possible options for treatment of opioid addiction, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with either methadone or buprenorphine will invariably come up. MAT is defined as the use of certain medications approved by…
Difference between Subutex® and Suboxone®?
Opioid use disorder reached an alarmingly high rate of occurrence in the early 2000s, prompting the FDA to approve various medicines that could be used to treat those affected. In…
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