by Anthony Myers | Apr 14, 2018 | Drug Addiction
What Is the Opioid Crisis? You’ve undoubtedly heard of the opioid epidemic. There are more than 2 million Americans who are dependent upon or addicted to prescription pain medications or street drugs. Opioid drugs are used to help in the reduction of pain, and...
by Anthony Myers | Apr 12, 2018 | Drug Addiction
What Is Kratom? If you travel West across the globe, it’s unlikely you’ll hear much of anything positive about kratom. In the United States in 2016, the CDC reported that poison control centers were receiving 10 times as many calls as they had in 2010 for...
by Anthony Myers | Apr 10, 2018 | Drug Addiction
Opiates are derived from the opium plant and come in natural and synthetic forms. Many prescription painkillers are opiates, as well as heroin. Oftentimes those who are prescribed pain pills to help manage pain become addicted to the pills, finding it very difficult...
by Anthony Myers | Mar 21, 2018 | Drug Addiction
When we think of the dangers of drug addiction, we don’t have to look too far to find real-life examples. Some of these examples are famous. Sadly, they seem to serve as cautionary tales of the dangers of heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs. For example, in November,...
by Anthony Myers | Mar 7, 2018 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Police routinely stop drivers they suspect of drinking too much and give them tests to detect the presence of alcohol in their bodies. Police also stop drivers who may be driving under the influence of a drug. Did you know that police can also issue tests to determine...
by Anthony Myers | Feb 21, 2018 | Drug Addiction
Recently, the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma announced that it would stop marketing its drug OxyContin (oxycodone) to doctors. Could this move be a welcome step in fighting the opioid/opiate epidemic? Or, more cynically, could it be a move that appears to fight...
