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Will Drug Rehab Fix My Son Or Daughter?
June 9th, 2015Having a child who is suffering from drug addiction is a difficulty that no parent wants to endure. Your son or daughter is going through something that you may not fully understand, but you, as well, are taking on the nightmare that is drug addiction, while your child persists in dependency. Your child’s illness may […]
What Is Ohio’s “Smart Rx” Program?
June 3rd, 2015Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, and the State of Ohio has experienced some of the worst. According to the Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio ranked 12th on the list of states with the highest rates of drug overdose deaths in 2013, and the majority of those fatalities stemmed from prescribed […]
Buprenorphine: Suboxone And Subutex For Opiate Addiction Treatment
May 29th, 2015What is Buprenorphine? Buprenorphine is, by definition, a narcotic analgesic. It is an opioid medication used to treat opioid addiction, often by injection. In plain English, it’s a drug that can help an addicted person recover from other drugs. Like most drug-related issues, however, it’s not really as simple as that. Buprenorphine, known in tablet […]
Is It Safe To Drink Alcohol When In Recovery From Drugs?
May 28th, 2015Do Drugs And Alcohol Carry The Same Risk Of Addiction? You might be thinking that it would be okay to drink alcohol because it doesn’t affect you the same way as drugs. You might think it affects the brain differently, and just because you are addicted to drugs, it doesn’t mean you’d end up dependent […]
Communicable Diseases From IV Drug Use
May 18th, 2015How Does This Happen? Injectable drugs such as heroin and cocaine are illegal. The main way a user gets them is by buying them from a drug dealer, but that dealer is not generally the first person to have contact with the drug. In fact, as one supplier sells to another, the drug is often […]
Zubsolv: A New Medication To Combat The Prescription Opiate And Heroin Epidemic
May 8th, 2015Zubsolv is the brand name for an addiction treatment medication that combines buprenorphine and naloxone. It is intended as a maintenance medication used to aid in recovering from opiate and heroin dependence. Similar to Suboxone and Methadone, it works by curbing the cravings for the drug and easing withdrawal symptoms. Unlike Methadone but similar to […]
Do You Have to Hit Rock Bottom to Want to Go to Rehab – Infographic
June 3rd, 2014Find out more about whether or not you have to hit rock bottom to want to go to rehab with a visually stunning info-graphic that is easy to read and has a PDF version for you to download. Download PDF
What are Naloxone Overdose Prevention Rescue Kits? – Infographic
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What are Naloxone Overdose Prevention Rescue Kits?
August 2nd, 2013“Drug overdose deaths in the United States have increased fivefold since 1990, claiming the lives of 27,658 Americans in 2007,” reports the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition. This is despite concerted and increasing efforts towards education and prevention. The bottom line is that people are continuing to mix over-the-counter and prescription medications, use recreational drugs, […]
