by Anthony Myers | May 18, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Recovery
Prescribing methadone has long been a method to treat additions, but it seems as if this drug might be as controversial as it is useful. Methadone is an opiate (opioid). That puts it in the same class of drugs such as codeine, morphine, hydrocodone, fentanyl,...
by Anthony Myers | May 17, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Drugs are expensive. Buying them is expensive, of course. But there are so many costs related to drugs. For one, what happens if police pull you over for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or a specific drug? You might face jail time. You’ll probably also be...
by Anthony Myers | May 16, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Recovery
Municipalities across the United States are taking new approaches to battling drugs and addiction. Some are decriminalizing drugs and sending people to drug education courses instead of sentencing them to jail. Others help addicts find immediate rehab treatment...
by Anthony Myers | May 15, 2017 | Drug Addiction, Recovery
It’s better and more productive to treat people with drug addictions, not punish them. That seems to be a guiding principle among a growing number of governments in the United States. This blog has discussed Portugal’s decision to decriminalize small amounts of many...
by Anthony Myers | May 11, 2017 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction
Sunday is Mother’s Day, Just in time for a debate about nature, nurture, alcohol, and drugs, right? You may have wondered if alcohol and drug abuse has a genetic component. We all probably know families that have many people who struggle with problems relating to...
by Anthony Myers | May 10, 2017 | Drug Addiction
What do a Michigan doctor and more than 20,000 prescriptions have in common? The opioid crisis. In April, 2016 the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) released an administrative complaint that alleges that Dr. Kenneth Chun issued more than...
