Ever wondered about the term “detox?” What does it mean? What does it involve? Is it as bad as the horror stories you see online? This post will discuss the ins and outs of detox. What it is, how the process works, and what to realistically expect. Too many people view detox as a horrible
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February 18, 2020
What Does “Medically Supervised Detox” Mean?
- By : Jennifer Dooley
- addiction, Addiction Treatment, alcoholism, Detox, Drug Rehab, opioid crisis, Opioids, substance abuse disorder
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January 10, 2019
Does Your Teen Have Substance Abuse Problems?
- By : Jennifer Dooley
- addiction, alcoholism, Drug Rehab, opioid crisis, substance abuse disorder
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Early Prevention and Detection are Key to Combating Teen Addiction Just about every teen spends time on social media these days. It’s mostly harmless…but there’s a disturbing parallel to social media use. Teens who spend a lot of time on social media are much more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol. How much more? 5
September 5, 2018
Vivitrol: An Addiction Treatment Medication with Huge Potential
- By : Jennifer Dooley
- addiction, non-opioid, opioid crisis
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Vivitrol isn’t the ‘perfect’ opioid addiction treatment yet…but it’s close. It seems like we, as a society, are eternally on the hunt for miracle cures to entrenched problems – addiction to alcohol and other drugs, unhealthy eating, gambling addiction, to name a few. We want one tiny pill that will magically render us whole again,
- By : Jennifer Dooley
- addiction, Drug Rehab, non-opioid, opioid crisis, substance abuse disorder
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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the use of FDA- approved medications to treat alcohol and opioid addiction, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a ‘whole-patient’ approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. Research shows that a combination of medication and
July 25, 2018
Chronic Pain and the Aging of America
- By : Jennifer Dooley
- non-opioid, opioid crisis, painkillers
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Two Drugs Are Coming to Help – Without the Opioid Addiction Risk Since the population of America is aging at an exponential rate – the number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to more than double by 2060 – and in keeping with the osteoarthritis/non-narcotic chronic pain relief theme of our last blog
July 13, 2018
Centrexion: Chronic Pain Relief without Opioids
- By : Jennifer Dooley
- non-opioid, opioid crisis, painkillers
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A New Type of Non-Opioid Chronic Pain Therapy is Here In a world where we struggle with the opioid addictions our own pharmaceutical companies and medical communities have helped create and enable, it’s always heartening to hear about a company seeking non-narcotic solutions to pain. With their latest product, Centrexion Therapeutics addressed the critical need
May 23, 2018
What Happens During Opiate/Opioid Withdrawals?
- By : Jennifer Dooley
- addiction, Detox, Opiates, opioid crisis, Opioids, painkillers, Withdrawal
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To an opiate or opioid addict, ‘withdrawal’ is a monster always ready to pounce. It’s natural to want to avoid withdrawal pain! However, if you know what to expect during a withdrawal, it loses its fangs. Withdrawal is Intense, But Survivable The very word ‘withdrawal’ conjures up images of people curled into a ball on