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Addicted to Prescription Painkillers

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Fast recoveries are the focus for the Waismann Institute’s rapid detox program. Opiate dependency has risen dramatically in the last several years due to an increase in addiction to prescription painkillers. The Waismann program helps patients kick dependency through a three-day treatment process, submitted in a hospital setting. “These are patients, they’re not drug addicts,” […]

Patient of Suspended Doctor Recalls Lortab Addiction

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Sherry Heuel was up to 20 painkillers a day when she realized she wasn’t getting any better. In fact, the Camarillo mother of three felt much worse than she had on the day 18 months earlier when she walked into Dr. Michael Huff’s office suffering from migraines and poor sleep. But she couldn’t bring herself […]