In March 2018, President Donald Trump unveiled his plan for dealing with the opioid crisis. Like his predecessor, he began his campaign with a study to examine the extent of the problem. President Trump is quoted as saying, “Failure is not an option. Addiction is not our future.” Trump’s Plan for Opioid Crisis In a… read more
Opioid Crisis – Answers to Common Questions about Opioid Overdose/ Opioid Rehab/ Opiate detox
The opioid crisis plaguing the United States is one that’s ever-growing. In 2016, 20,101 overdose deaths were caused from heroin or other opiate-induced drug. Unfortunately, it’s an issue that hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down and a solution is desperately needed. Despite funding attempts and public awareness campaigns about the opiate epidemic, numbers still… read more
Harmful Effects of Opioids and What You Can Do To Stop Them
In the past few decades, drug abuse has been on the rise, with more overdoses and deaths than history has seen. One particular drug category, opioids, has become one of the worst drug crises in American history. In 2015, it was reported that the number of deaths caused by this drug family was equivalent to… read more
Drug Overdoses: The Human Addiction Tsunami
In 2016, more than 63 thousand individuals died in the United States from drug-related overdosing. This makes 2016 the deadliest year of the persistent drug overdose epidemic, in accordance with a report by the NCHS (National Center of Health Statistics), which is a subset of the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). Many of… read more
Opioid Abuse Treatment Options That Can Save You or Kill You
How is Opioid Abuse on the Rise? Both doctors and large pharmaceutical companies make it possible for Americans to become exposed to and start depending on opioids. One Paper Started It All However, there is one particular paper written around the 1980’s that paved the way for pharmaceuticals to abuse their power regarding the marketing… read more
The Opioid Crisis is Now a Public Health Emergency
President Donald Trump made an announcement at the end of October to the Department of Health and Human Services. This directive was aimed to declare the opioid crisis in the United States a public health emergency. This is a long-anticipated action that addresses the profound, escalating nationwide drug use epidemic. This vow is set to… read more
What are opioids?
Opiates Vs Opioids First off let’s define Opiates vs Opioids. Opiates are drugs derived from the opium plant. In earlier years opioids stricly meant synthetic opiates. These were created in a lab, thus the term synthetic. They were designed to behave like opium, but on a base level they are different. Today however, the term… read more
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Florida Drug and Treatment Facts
The Governor of Florida, Rick Scott, Announced the Opioid Epidemic as a Country emergency in 2017. This growth is a result of the increase of opiates being prescribed by doctors and a rise in drug cartel trafficking of heroin and fentanyl. This issue is not unique to Florida but in the early 2000s lax regulations… read more
What’s the Difference Between PHP and IOP?
The negative stigma attached to addiction has skyrocketed throughout decades. There are still those who feel like dependence is a choice, however, an increasing number of individuals is realizing it is not. And more of the public is comprehension dependence on what it is; the requirement for treatment of the disorder is higher than previously.… read more
4 THINGS PARENTS OF DRUG ADDICTS NEED TO KNOW
The most tragic thing a parent can go through is discovering that their child is struggling with an addiction. Blame should not necessarily be put on the parents during this tumultuous discovery period. A child can be struggling with addiction and come from a home filled with support and love. Parents may be ignorant when… read more
