Why does one profession have higher substance abuse rates than another? If you look at various articles and tables of addiction rates among different professions, there might not seem to…
Were you inspired by a movie to get help for an addiction? There have been many movies made on the topic of addiction and movies made about drug addicts. Some…
Taking pets along to rehab, is it a good idea? A companion animal can make the pain of active addiction more tolerable during the worst of times. Cuddling with a…
Why does Suboxone make your feet and legs swell? Have you noticed since starting Suboxone treatment that your ankles and feet seem to be a bit swollen? What does it…
My patient, the addicted rock star. Leaving active addiction behind and moving forward in life with a clear head can feel as exhilarating as walking out on stage in front…
What are the consequences of substance use disorder? Are you concerned about substance abuse and how it can affect your mental health? You may have started out using a psychoactive…
Why would I want to avoid the gold standards in treatment for opioid addiction? There is some disagreement in the addiction treatment literature on how effective addiction treatment is without…
What is the best advice for parents of addicts? Being the parent of an addicted child does not necessarily mean that you have a young teenage boy or girl hiding…
What does heroin smell like? Like many chemical compounds, pure heroin is odorless. So, if you were to walk through a research lab, past a workbench with an open container…
Does Suboxone cause depression? Using opioids can be depressing. In the beginning, they solve a problem. If you were prescribed opioids for pain, you may have been happy to find…