The opioid epidemic is considered to be most likely the worst drug crisis of the U.S. history. Since 1999, the amount of overdose deaths involving opioids has quadrupled. It’s only imperative to research and formulate treatment modules that treat opioid addiction as effectively as possible. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), last year, affirmed [...]
Fentanyl is an opioid drug. It is a chemically synthesized relative of opiates, like morphine and heroin, which are all derived from the opium poppy. The drug mimics our brain's own pain-regulating molecules, or endogenous opioids, which act at receptors found in the nervous system. Opioids are a pain relieving drug but have various side [...]
Dr. Gary Whitman works in a Massachusetts Canna Care clinic, which belongs to a host of facilities that work toward the qualification of patients into medical marijuana programs in Rhodes Island, Connecticut, Maine Delaware and the District of Columbia. He has utilized marijuana in a month long tapering program to treat almost 80 patients battling [...]
In 2015, around 20.5 million Americans, 12 or older, had a substance use disorder. Out of these, 2 million had a substance use disorder involving prescription pain relievers and 591,000 abused heroin. The opiate abuse skyrocketed during the late 1990s, when chronic pain presented to be a leading challenge for specialists. In 2012, 259 million [...]
It is estimated that between 24.6 and 36 million individuals worldwide abuse opioids, with 2.1 million individuals in the United States suffer from opioid abuse problems [1]. During President Obama's presidency, the White House stated that insurers need to cover treatment of drug addiction and be comparable to that of other conditions, such as depression, [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.