Using Narcan To Save Lives From Opioid Overdose
How To Save A Life I was watching a CPR video this morning. The American Heart Association produced this short and simple YouTube video. While it demonstrated the basics of…
Medication Assisted Treatment Power: MATPWR
The Power Of Treatment That Works For many years, addiction treatment programs have continued to do what they have always done. In addition to individual and group therapy sessions, they…
Kradom: What You Need To Know Now About This Drug
Kradom Or Kratom Is A Powerful Street Drug Incredibly, kradom has been legal for a long time. Because it can get you high and it is not an approved medicine,…
Sublocade VS Vivitrol
Sublocade And Vivitrol: The two monthly injections for opioid addiction Sublocade vs Vivitrol. Which one is better? is there, in fact, a better choice for all patients? And, if one…
Harm Reduction For Opiate And Opioid Addiction Saves Lives
What is Harm Reduction?
Harm reduction, very simply, is a collection of solutions that reduce harm. It is often used in reference to tools that are helpful in reducing sickness and death due to opioid addiction. By helping opioid addicts to stay alive and healthy, we give them hope to recover. (more…)
Free Sublocade: Read This To Learn How You Can Get The “Suboxone Shot” For Free
What Sublocade Is and Who It Helps Sublocade is the brand name for a long-acting extended-release buprenorphine injection administered once monthly. It delivers the same active medication as Suboxone in…
Methadone To Suboxone: The Right Way To Make The Switch
Making the switch to a safer and easier opioid addiction treatment plan Transitioning from Methadone to Suboxone can be done. However, if you are on methadone and doing well without…
Fake Pills: Why Any Pill Bought Outside a Pharmacy Should Be Assumed to Contain Fentanyl
By Dr. Leeds, osteopathic physician and deprescribing specialist. Are these oxycodone pills real, or are they fake pills? If you have pills in front of you that came from somewhere…
Creativity and Recovery: Why I Encourage Patients to Practice Their Art
Is there a link between creativity and addiction? What is artist rehab? It is not a place. It is the process of helping an artist to get well. If you…
Stopping Trains: Why can’t I stop using drugs on my own?
Why can't I stop? My patient looked at me with frustration. he was almost in tears. "Why do I keep doing this?" As I listened to him, I started to…