Is It Good To Drink Alcohol With Ativan?
Is Ativan dangerous when combined with alcohol? Ativan is a benzodiazepine with many uses. Lorazepam is the generic name for Ativan. It is believed to work by acting on a…
Outlawing Opioids. What are some strategies to end the opioid epidemic once and for all?
Overdose Deaths Continue Due To The Current Opioid Crisis There is much debate over how the opioid crisis began. Many theories state that when doctors prescribe an opiate or opioid…
Specialized Testing Can Prevent Fentanyl Overdose
Do all doctors test for fentanyl?When an addiction treatment doctor orders urine drug tests, there are various choices. The basic drug test will test for heroin, morphine, methadone, marijuana, cocaine and usually a few…
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…
Testing Heroin For Fentanyl
Harm Reduction Saves Lives
In other parts of the country and the world, safe injection sites are saving the lives of heroin users. An important part of this harm reduction system is the testing of heroin for fentanyl. The purpose of testing heroin is to ensure that the drug user has real heroin and not deadly, potent fentanyl. (more…)