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Drug Addiction

Emergency Room Overdose Admissions Up

In a paper published this month by the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University report an alarming surge in opioid

Study – Popular Addiction Treatment Drug Underutilized.

As opioid overdose deaths rise across America, a number of addiction specialists are asking an important question. Why are so few physicians prescribing buprenorphine (or

Another Warning About Opioids

For over twenty years, physicians in the U.S. have overprescribed opioids. As an example, in 2017 alone, health care providers in the U.S. wrote more

Key Addiction Treatment Option Missing at Many Treatment Centers

Medication-assisted treatment of addiction is hailed by many experts as “must have” for effective addiction treatment care. A new study in the Journal of the

FDA Releases New Opioid Guidelines

The Food and Drug Administration has just announced new opioid prescribing guidelines for physicians. The new guidance is simple. If your patient doesn’t have a

Drug Overdoses Exploding as COVID-19 Rages

With all the focus on COVID-19, a second, little-noticed but deadly epidemic has been spreading across the nation. Until now… According to hospital and police

Are We Losing the Fight on Overdose Deaths?

Very sad news… According to the New York Times: Drug deaths in America, which fell for the first time in 25 years in 2018, rose

Study – Follow-up Treatments After Opioid Overdose Are Rare

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine suggests the medical community still has much to learn about the dangers of opioid

Did a Corrupt Pharmaceutical Industry Create the Opioid Crisis…?

Opioid Deaths Declined in 2018. Is the Battle Over?

According to the Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust, data from 2018, the most recent dataset available, shows that opioid overdose deaths

Could There Be a Link Between Antibiotic Use and Addiction?

It is a well-known fact that antibiotic overuse is leading to a sharp rise in the number of antibiotic resistance organisms – often referred to