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Patients looking for pain management worried about opioid addiction
Since 1999, the amount of prescription pain meds sold in the US has skyrocketed.
What Are Some Pain Management Options for Opiate Addicts?
Alternative options for pain management include non-opioid medications, holistic methods, and physical therapy and counseling. Learn more about how these methods work.
Why Understanding Dopamine Is Crucial to Treating Opioid Addiction
Opioid substitution therapies like buprenorphine and methadone can raise dopamine to normal levels.
Top 5 Strategies to Fix Opioid Addiction
Drug addiction can be overcome. An affordable drug rehab like Water's Edge Recovery can be effective for ending opioid addiction. Make opioid abuse a thing of the past.
Lessons learned from Demi Lovato: how to help someone with an opioid addiction
We’ve just had another stark reminder of the danger of addiction.
A miracle drug for opioid addiction?
If you've been struggling with opioid addiction or have a family member mired in addiction, chances are you've heard of Suboxone. Maybe you've heard it's a "miracle drug," allowing folks with opioid use disorder (OUD) to kick heroin or pills for good, without suffering the unbearable withdrawal that drives addiction. Or maybe you've heard Suboxone shackles opioid users to yet another drug. Is either true?
Can mindfulness overcome opioid addiction?
There may be a new tool to help fight opioid addiction.
Could CBD Treat Opioid Addiction?
The researchers found that, compared to a placebo, CBD reduced drug cue-induced craving and anxiety in the participants.
Opioid addiction drugs severely underutilized, study finds
A study finds that despite the ability of medication-assisted treatment drugs like methadone and buprenorphine to save the lives of people who've overdosed on opioids, they continue to be underutilized.
Could cannabis be the answer to treating opioid addiction?
The Cannabis Community Care and Research Network, also known as C3RN, held a panel discussion, discussing the data and research into the relationship between cannabis and opioids.
Many With Opioid Addiction Don't Get Meds That Can Help
Most people struggling with opioid addiction lack access to FDA-approved medications that can head off withdrawal symptoms and quell their cravings, a new report finds.
Opioid addiction isn't going away and it will continue to grow for several years
One of the most significant problems that currently exists is a lack of access to care. Opioid addiction is a chronic condition that does not respond to short-term treatment.
There's a Way To Prevent Opioid Relapse, So Why Isn't It Being Used?
With the growing epidemic in opioid pain killer abuse, there’s an urgent need for more effective treatments. The latest study shows a monthly injection might help
Why Not Start Addiction Treatment Right In The ER?
Like asthma or diabetes, opioid addiction is a chronic condition. Could treatment that begins when people show up in the ER get them on the right road faster?
Anatomy Of Addiction: How Heroin And Opioids Hijack The Brain
Roughly 2.5 million Americans are addicted to heroin and opioids like Oxycontin. Researchers say addiction takes over the brain's limbic reward system, impairing decision making, judgment and memory.
Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It: Why Is This Widely Denied?
The idea that addiction is typically a chronic, progressive disease that requires treatment is false, the evidence shows. Yet the "aging out" experience of the majority is ignored by treatment providers and journalists.
I'm an ex-addict. Why was it easy to get prescription opioids?
I told everyone treating me for kidney stones that I had a history of substance abuse. They still gave me multiple prescriptions for opioid pain relief.
Patients are not customers. Here are 6 reasons why.
The patient is a person, not a customer. We must approach each patient with humanity, not customer service.
