Increasing Numbers of Opioid Addicts
Dr. Michael Lowenstein, co-medical director of The Waismann Method, an advanced procedure for rapid opiate detoxification under deep sedation, is expressing grave concern over the implications of a new report that outlines the alarming rise in the number of individuals seeking treatment for opioid dependence, for example, OxyContin addiction. The new national analysis from the U.S. Substance […]
Opioid Addicts Get Drugs from Family
Yale’s Dr. William Becker and a team of researchers recently examined data collected from 2006 to 2008, and found surprising numbers regarding where addicts obtain their drugs. Only 1 in 5 people who misuse opioid painkillers get the drugs from their doctors. In fact, 69 percent of addicts never obtain any of these drugs from […]
