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America’s Other Deadly Epidemic
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Many will remember 2020 as a year of endless and sometimes painful challenges. From a deadly pandemic to job losses, isolation, the loss of social connections, and more, it was a difficult time. Sadly, it was also a year marked by a record number of drug overdose
Aware Recovery Care Using New Technologies to Help Clients
Reviewed by: gbaumbach The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged us all – but probably few as much as those working through an addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. Stress, isolation, lack of structure, limited access to physical and mental health care, and changes in treatment paradigms have all increased the risk of
FDA Adds Warnings Labels to Common Sedatives
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Americans are an anxious bunch. So much so that 92 million prescriptions were written last year for a sedatives class called benzodiazepines (benzos). The most commonly used drugs in this class are alprazolam/Xanax (38%), clonazepam/Klonopin (24%), and lorazepam/Ativan (20%). As is the case with virtually all prescription
Physicians Anxious to Prescribe Addiction Treatment Drug, Cannot
Reviewed by: gbaumbach A new Florida study examines the access resident physicians in that state have to buprenorphine, an FDA-approved medication shown to successfully decrease opioid use, overdose events, and deaths associated with opioids. The findings are disappointing. When questioned in a survey conducted by the University of South Florida
Possible New Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Anyone who’s gone through alcohol withdrawal knows that process can be challenging. Symptoms can include the following (courtesy of WebMD): Mild Symptoms: “Mild symptoms usually show up as early as 6 hours after you put down your glass. They can include: Anxiety Shaky hands Headache Nausea Vomiting
Tufts Health Plan and Aware Partner in MA
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Tufts Health Plan is expanding its substance use disorder treatment delivery options for clinically eligible commercial members. Aware Recovery Care delivers in-home addiction treatment backed by research that shows integrated medical and behavioral care and compassionate monitoring—in the home—promotes lasting recovery.[1] “The opioid epidemic has ravaged our
Dangers of Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy
Reviewed by: gbaumbach For most of human history, little was known about the effects of alcohol consumption on fetal and child development. That began to change in 1973 with the publication of Recognition of the fetal alcohol syndrome in early infancy in the journal Lancet. That paper coined the term
COVID-19 Threatens to Explode Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Massachusetts and Surrounding States
Reviewed by: gbaumbach While the COVID-19 pandemic dominates much of Massachusetts’ and the region’s news, another health crisis is ballooning just out of focus. Addictions to alcohol and drugs are skyrocketing in the Bay State and its neighbors – as are overdose deaths. While 2020 numbers for Massachusetts have yet
The Pandemic’s Grim Toll
Reviewed by: gbaumbach According to a report just published in The Guardian, many addiction treatment programs in the U.S. have been forced to cut back services or close altogether due to financial losses suffered during this pandemic. The Guardian cites a September 2020 survey conducted by the National Council for
Aware Recovery Care and Speranza Therapeutic Partnering to Offer Medication Free Opioid Detox
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Aware Recovery Care is now partnering with Speranza Therapeutics to offer clients a medication-free option for detox from opiates. S.T. Genesis™ is an FDA-cleared Percutaneous Nerve Field Stimulator (PNFS) that supports the reduction of opioid withdrawal symptoms through mild electrical stimulation to branches of cranial nerves V,
Aware Recovery Care Now Serving Massachusetts
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Aware Recovery Care is now actively serving individuals struggling with addiction to alcohol and/or drugs in Massachusetts. Aware is known for its novel pandemic safe, in-home addiction treatment model – one that brings care to those in need in the comfort and privacy of their homes. Partnering
Can New Genetic Test Help in the Battle Against Alcoholism?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Twenty million Americans struggle with alcohol abuse. Another 65 million report recent episodes of binge drinking. Eighty-eight thousand U.S. citizens die annually from the effects of alcoholism. Roughly eight percent of those with alcohol abuse syndrome seek treatment – and of those, only 20% receive medication-assisted treatment.