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Dangerous Synthetic Marijuana Now in Circulation
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Many think of marijuana and assume it is a relatively benign drug. After all, many states are moving to legalize its use and distribution. That benign view may now be changing with the arrival of dangerous synthetic versions. Physicians in different parts of the U.S. are now
How Technology Innovation Can Help Alcoholics
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Innovation… Since Aware Recovery Care first opened its doors, we’ve focused on finding and deploying innovative new tools capable of improving the odds of recovery for folks addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. We believe this approach is one reason our clients achieve long-term sobriety at such high
Killer Cocaine
Reviewed by: gbaumbach As the opioid crisis continues to rage across America, a new and very significant danger has emerged. Cocaine laced with Fentanyl. Fentanyl is dangerous, and it’s often lethal. It’s a synthetic opioid that’s between 50 and 100 times more powerful than morphine. And it kills quickly –
Have You Ever Overdosed on Opioids?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach The answer to that question may be more important than you think. Researchers from the Opioid Response and Education program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have just completed a study on Naloxone use and overdose death rates. They found that Naloxone reverses 93% of all
The Drug Crisis Deadlier Than the Opioid Epidemic
Reviewed by: gbaumbach In 2016, this drug was associated with more deaths than auto and gun deaths combined. Can you guess the drug? Not opioids. Alcohol. According to Center for Disease Controls data, 88,000 people died as a result of alcohol consumption in 2016. Sixty-four thousand died from overdosing on
The Opioid Crisis – New Data Shows Death Rates Continue to Rise.
Reviewed by: gbaumbach New provisional data has been released from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) regarding the drug crisis in America – and the news is discouraging. From May 2016 to May 2017, 17% more drug-related deaths were reported in the U.S. when compared to the previous 12-month period.
The Hidden Drug Crisis in America
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Much has been written about the epidemic of opioid use in America. As a class of drugs – opioids are killing at a stunning rate. But has the focus on opioids obscured an equally vexing and deadly problem? According to new research just published in the Annals
The Crisis of Drug Addiction in New Hampshire
Reviewed by: gbaumbach New Hampshire is without question one of the most beautiful states in the nation. Sadly, it also has the second worst death rate from opioid overdoses relative to its population (behind West Virginia). Remarkably, it also has the highest death rate from Fentanyl overdoses. So what exactly
Pregnancy and Alcohol… Disturbing New Data.
Reviewed by: gbaumbach It’s a well accepted fact that alcohol consumption during pregnancy is fraught with risks for the fetus, at times leading to what are called fetal alcohol spectrum disorders or FASDs. FASDs are health issues known to occur in some individuals whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These
Patient Safety or Profit First?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach One of the most puzzling aspects of the opioid crisis has been the fact that despite the known dangers of these drugs, physicians have continued to prescribe them recklessly. What could possibly explain this behavior? That’s a question we have raised with regularity in these pages. Why
The Deepening Opioid Crisis in Rural America
Reviewed by: gbaumbach The stats are well known. America is in the midst of a crisis of opioid drug addiction and deadly overdoses. The current annual death rate from drug overdoses stands at 62,000. That’s a 19% increase from 2015 – much of it driven by opioid deaths. And incredibly
The Opioid Crisis – Has America Relapsed?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Today, at least 2.5 million Americans are addicted to opioid drugs and over 30,000 are dying from opioid overdoses annually. Families are being destroyed. Careers lost. It’s worth noting that the danger of opioid drugs has been known for a very long time. And America’s problem of