Tag Archives: opioid

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

Why Suboxone is Not the Solution to Getting off Heroin

Why Suboxone is Not the Solution to Getting off Heroin. Buprenorphine (more commonly known by its brand names, Suboxone, Subutex and Zubsolv) is one of just three federally...
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

Integrative Opioid Addiction Treatment: Lasting Recovery Without the Suboxone

An estimated 2.4 million people in the US struggle with prescription painkiller addiction, and almost half a million suffer from heroin addiction. Unfortunately, much of that has to do...
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Saturday, March 16th, 2019

The 3 Secrets to Alternative Prescription Drug Treatment Medical Doctors Don’t Want You to Know

With drug addiction being one of the leading causes of death in the US, it’s no surprise that the presence of 12-Step treatment centers is so pervasive nationwide. While...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2019

Could Kratom Addiction be the Next Chapter of the Opioid Crisis?

The opioid crisis is the most pressing public health issue of our times: it destroys lives and divides communities, and opioid addiction treatment is often inconsistent or inaccessible to...
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2018

The Distressing Downsides of Using Methadone to Overcome Heroin Addiction

During World War II, German doctors used a synthetic drug to treat soldiers when they ran out of morphine. The drug, which was developed a decade before by German...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2018

Self-medicating Depression With Opioids

Self-medicating depression with opioids. Life is not without its challenges. Sometimes the struggles, pain, suffering and heartbreak it involves can feel like too much to bear. If this...
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Thursday, October 11th, 2018

Mindfulness: A Non-Opioid Alternative for Pain Management

Mindfulness: A Non-Opioid Alternative for Pain Management. Today, opioids are widely accepted in the medical community as the go-to for treating pain. But with opioid addiction rates skyrocketing, perhaps...
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