Khloe Kardashian giving troubled ex Lamar Odom another shot
Clare Waismann of the Waismann Method was quoted in Life and Style Magazine, March 6, 2015: “They are going to have to rebuild a whole new relationship,” notes addiction specialist Clare Waismann, who doesn’t treat the pair, adding that they should both be in psychotherapy.
WAISMANN METHOD® Medical Director Calls for Physicians Awareness to Long Acting Opioid Drugs
Long Duration Opioid Prescriptions Increase Risk of Unintentional Overdose in Pain Patients Beverly Hills, California ( February 24, 2015) – The Waismann Method Medical Group is calling on physicians to alter their opioid prescribing methods in light of new data that shows an increased overdose risk in patients who are prescribed long-acting formulations. The results […]
Opiate-Based Painkiller Addictions Decline, Reversing Previous Epidemic Projections
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — After years of putting the spotlight on the epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse, the Waismann Method® is pleased by recent numbers revealing opiate addiction decline. The reasons for the decline are greater regulatory controls, such as electronic tracking of controlled substance prescriptions, as well as increased treatment options and […]
Deaths from Painkiller Overdoses Quadrupled in the Past Ten Years
Painkiller Overdoses: WAISMANN METHOD® Medical Director Urges Targeted Prevention Strategies and Prompt Treatment to Slow Prescription Painkiller Overdose Epidemic Michael H. Lowenstein M.D., medical director for the Waismann Method opiate treatment, warns that opioid overdose rates continue to rise, albeit at a slower rate. Painkiller Overdoses deaths increased fourfold in the last decade, according to […]
Painkillers Killing Two People an Hour in US
Waismann Method: CDC says in the U.S., prescription painkillers kill nearly two people every hour The agency says prescribing practices vary widely among states, and physicians need to change those habits before meaningful change can occur. LOS ANGELES, July 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says American physicians write […]
Heroin Becomes Drug of Choice Among Affluent Pain Medication Patients
A research paper published in the May 28, 2014 issue of JAMA Psychiatry a paper entitled “The Changing Face of Heroin Use in the United States A Retrospective Analysis of the Past 50 Years” concluded that heroin abuse has left low-income urban areas and has become prevalent in more affluent suburbs and rural areas with mostly white populations. “We found […]
Waismann Method: Prescription painkiller/heroin overdose antidote approved by FDA
The auto-injector is designed to allow quick administration when drug overdose first occurs. LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Family members and caregivers of individuals with opiate drug addiction problems heaved a sigh of relief earlier this month when the FDA announced it was issuing fast-track approval to Evzio (naloxone hydrochloride), an injectable medication that can be administered […]
Getting Mommy Off Drugs
Recovery Method Hits Addicts Where It Hurts Sheila never imagined her stress-related migraines would end up making her a pill-popping junkie. The Ventura County mother of three started getting headaches and having trouble sleeping due to the unending juggle of going to college for a teaching degree and raising newborn twins. For her symptoms, her […]
Rapid Detox Responds to Mental and Substance Disorder Report
As mental illness in Hollywood takes the spotlight once more, and new information is published indicating that mental disorders and substance abuse are the leading cause of nonfatal illnesses, Waismann Method® can help. According to an article published by The Lancet on August 29, 2013, entitled, “Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance […]
Waismann Method® Rapid Detox Program Addresses Heroin Epidemic
ORANGE, Calif., Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Doctors and staff of the Waismann Method® rapid detox program, have been assisting patients that are caught in this escalating heroin epidemic in the U.S. Opiate abuse, in general, is at unprecedented levels in our country. Also, there have been sharp increases in the number of heroin overdoses and […]