The environment for military service members can vary depending on many factors, such as their branch of service, job specialty, location, and deployment status. Military service can be psychologically demanding and taxing for members and their mental health. Service members commonly struggle to balance their mental and physical health with [...]
Rapid opiate detox centers may claim to be a quick and easy way to recover from addiction. Fast opiate detox sounds appealing, but industry professionals believe recovery is a process that should not be expedited. Detox is one step in the recovery process. A successful detox sets the foundation for [...]
Inpatient programs at a rehab center in South Florida are tailored to fit your needs, situation, and level of addiction. The type of therapies, treatment methods, and other components in your program will be based on the results of your initial clinical assessment. Doing this will help determine what approach [...]
Continued drug abuse and addiction can not only cause harm to your mental health, but it can also your physical health. The good news is you can seek help today at a drug rehab South Florida. But it’s important to consider these 5 long-term effects of drugs on your body. [...]
Buprenorphine, found in the popular drug Suboxone, has been proven to be effective for opioid addiction treatment. So why is it increasingly harder to get? Doctors and pharmacists alike run into problems when prescribing the drug for opioid addiction treatment. Restriction on both doctors and pharmacies keep the drug hard [...]
Recently, the President’s Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) published a report on the underestimated cost of the opioid crisis in America. Curbing illicit drug trafficking, reducing over-prescription by doctors, and cracking down on drug distributors are all major focus points of the report. While these are all good intentions, there [...]
The opioid crisis in America continues to claim thousands of lives year after year. Doctors have the enormously challenging task of prescribing opioid medication effectively and responsibly. Drug manufacturers also hold the responsibility for how their potentially dangerous product is distributed. Recently, both medical professionals and prescription drug makers and [...]
Opiate addiction has claimed the lives of millions of people for centuries. For a long time, there were no medical treatments for addiction to drugs like morphine or heroin. Science, however, has caught up to the problem and has given us medical solutions to addiction. The two most widely used [...]
More than 2 million Americans abuse opioid pain medication and nearly 90 people die daily from an opioid overdose. Misuse of pain medication in the U.S. is second only to marijuana use. Opioids make your brain and body think you need them for survival. They are very powerful in their [...]
The drug Suboxone is designed to help opioid addicts stop using drugs by tapering them off gradually. Opioid drugs like heroin, morphine, and pain relievers like hydrocodone and oxycodone are incredibly addictive and cannot be stopped cold turkey. Suboxone works to stop opioid addiction, but not become addictive itself. The [...]
