by Anthony Myers | Nov 9, 2018 | Drug Addiction, Health and Wellness
A new opioid drug is creating controversy in the ongoing debate about opioids and opioid use. On November 2, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved a new opioid. Known by the brand name Dsuvia, it is a form of the drug...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 2, 2018 | Drug Addiction
Statistics are important, but how we compile and analyze statistics are also important. Using statistics in these ways can help us take effective, focused action. Speaking of statistics, we frequently see grim information about drug abuse and addiction. The numbers...
by Anthony Myers | Nov 1, 2018 | Drug Addiction
If you’re addicted to opiates or heroin, Suboxone is a medication that can help you get off of them. However, there are some people that think that if you take Suboxone, you’re simply replacing one drug that gets you high with another drug that gets you high. This is...
by Anthony Myers | Oct 26, 2018 | Drug Addiction
On October 17, 2018, Canada became the second country to legalize the drug marijuana for recreational use on a national level (Uruguay was the first). Many people are watching Canada to see whether this will affect the use and legislation of marijuana in the...
by Anthony Myers | Oct 19, 2018 | Drug Addiction
“First, do no harm.” That’s one of the tenets of the Hippocratic oath, an oath that some doctors follow in their professional lives. Do all people working in health-related professions follow this tenet? Based on the actions of pharmaceutical companies and the...
by Anthony Myers | Oct 12, 2018 | Drug Addiction
It seems these kinds of blog posts often include a lot of statistics about drugs and drug abuse. But, given the enormity of these statistics, it’s important to discuss them. For example, from 1999 to 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported...
