The Dangers of Morphine and More

Maybe I’m showing my age, but whenever we used to talk about needing pain medications, we would often talk about morphine. There were other drugs, then, of course, but morphine was the one that stuck in our minds. Now, there are so many more drugs out there. Many of...

Addressing Substance Use Disorder

Do we have a new president yet? I wrote this post before Election Day, so I’m not sure that the United States actually elected a new president on Tuesday, November 8th. For all I know, the country could be experiencing a replay of 2000, when a close election between...

Concentrating on Concerta

Do you know what Concerta is? No, it’s not a midsized sedan that consistently wins awards for its dependability. Concerta is the brand name for a drug known as methylphenidate. You might be more familiar with another brand name for methylphenidate, Ritalin. Doctors...