The National Institutes of Health reported in 2023 that 21% of U.S. adults suffer from chronic pain, while 8% experience high-impact chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined as daily or near-daily pain that lasts 6 or more months and has a detrimental impact on daily life activities. It can also be persistent, with many ... Read More
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Top Drug Trends of 2018
As the year comes to a close, it’s important to pause and take stock. For many men and women, this will be a year of taking those first steps towards recovery. For others, it may be the time of simple realization that they need help. As we look back, it's important to learn from past experiences. One way to do this is ... Read More
What Causes Meth Mouth? (and Other Identifying Drug Symptoms)
For those who begin experimenting with drugs in a social setting, it's easy to assume that getting high and partying with friends is all fun and games. After all, the effects are short term, and in the initial days of use, it is fully possible to balance a normal life with occasional recreational dabbling without ... Read More
Chronic Pain: The Start of Many Addictions
Beginning in the late 1990s, drug manufacturers assured health care professionals that people would not get addicted to pain relievers containing opioid analgesics. Consequently, doctors started prescribing opioid painkillers like Vicodin, OxyContin and hydrocodone. The American Society of Addiction Medicine reports ... Read More
What You Should Know About Suboxone®
Suboxone® is an FDA-approved medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opiate addiction. When administered with psychotherapy, the medication is associated with better treatment outcomes. Clinical studies have found it to be more effective than a placebo at relieving withdrawal symptoms, decreasing cravings, and reducing ... Read More
I Relapsed: Is There Hope For Me?
Human beings all make mistakes. Individuals trying to quit an addiction can sometimes feel bad and begin abusing again. This return to their old habits is called relapse, and while there are techniques for relapse prevention, sobriety can still be achieved even after relapse with the right support and proper ... Read More
Medicaid Changes May Allow Mental Health Care
It's difficult to quantify exactly how much the prevalence of mental health disorders has grown in the last 50 or more years. Mental health issues have long been misunderstood, leading to underdiagnosis, and as a result, the lack of many trustworthy records being kept. Nonetheless, however, research has concluded ... Read More
America Voted for Marijuana in 2018
The 2018 midterms were a massively impactful election on the side of electing Senators and House Representatives so it's understandable that a few of the results will fly under the radar, but there was one trend that was potentially massive. For another consecutive election, there were a handful of measures appearing ... Read More
