According to a new study published in the Neuropharmacology journal, researchers have developed a non-addictive painkiller that is as strong as morphine and has fewer side-effects. The new study was conducted by researchers from Tulane University and Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System. As detailed in a ... Read More
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Hepatitis B Cases on Rise in Appalachian States
A new study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that three Appalachian states – Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee – have experienced a huge surge in Hepatitis B cases due to injection drug abuse. The CDC found that from 2009 to 2013, Hepatitis cases in the three states rose ... Read More
Which Drug is Your State Addicted To?
Updated March 2, 2023 Which states struggle the most with which drugs? Drug addiction is an ever-growing problem in our country and abroad – and several studies have suggested that certain drugs pose a more significant threat to some states rather than others. Learning particular risks for certain states can help ... Read More
The Newest Florida Street Drugs
A look back on 2019 drug trends in Florida reveals patterns of substance use across the state as well as some new drugs emerging on the scene. Although there continue to be statewide declines in cigarette smoking and alcohol abuse, vaping rates have risen and new designer drugs have emerged. 2019 Overview Florida ... Read More
Suboxone May Soon Be an Implant
It was announced today that Titan Pharmaceutical’s new drug Probuphine was accepted for review by the FDA. What is Probuphine exactly? Probuphine is a six-month sub dermal implant containing buprenorphine hydrochloride (suboxone.) The drug has been developed as a way to deliver continuous long-term treatment for opioid ... Read More
Michael Botticelli is in Recovery and Also in Charge of the Nation’s Drug Policy
Michael Botticelli, if you didn’t know already, is the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, informally known as the drug czar. Not only is he that, he is also the first person in substance-abuse recovery to hold the position. His history is of course far removed from the alcohol fueled ... Read More
Synthetic Drugs in Vape Pens Causing Hospitalizations
Emergency rooms in South Florida have been filling up with patients who are suffering from synthetic drug overdoses and the issue has been getting significantly more problematic with the help of vapes. Vapes or vaporizer pens are becoming the new way for drug addicts to not only get high but to also do it undercover. ... Read More
Finally the Nation is Talking About the “Quiet Epidemic”
In response to what has been called a “quiet epidemic” of heroin and prescription painkiller addiction, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has proposed a 10 billion dollar plan to treat addicts and stop the incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders. Narcan Continues to Save Lives The program, which ... Read More