Painkiller overdose ‘epidemic’ strikes US
WASHINGTON — The United States is facing an epidemic of lethal overdoses from prescription painkillers, which have tripled in the past decade and now account for more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. The quantity of painkillers on the market is so high that it would be enough for every American to swallow a standard […]
Tomko faces long road to recovery
Tyson Tomko transitioned from a bodyguard for rock band Limp Bizkit to portraying a bodyguard in professional wrestling. After a short stint in Ohio Valley Wrestling Tomko made the main roster in the WWE as a bodyguard for Christian. After leaving the WWE Tomko went to Japan where he would win the IWGP Tag Team […]
Price Reduction on Treatment in Honor of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Beverly Hills, Calif. (Oct. 20, 2011) – Administrative director for the Waismann Method of rapid opiate detoxification, Clare Waismann, today announced a temporary price reduction on the pioneering treatment in honor of the third annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – a national effort by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to collect and […]
Waismann Method Extends Aid in an Effort to Make Treatment More Widely Available
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ — In support of recent and upcoming national drug take-back programs encouraging people to surrender unused, unwanted and expired medications, the medical professionals who perform the Waismann Method of Opiate Detoxification today announced they will reduce the total cost of the pioneering rapid detoxification treatment in an effort to make treatment more […]
The Scary New Migraine Mistake
ON A LATE afternoon in April at the Head Pain Treatment Unit of Chelsea Community Hospital in Michigan, everything feels muted—window shades are drawn, and patients are speaking just above a whisper. Linda, a migraine sufferer who does not want to reveal her last name, is on day four of her detox treatment and […]
The Migraine Mistake: Millions Prescribed Addictive Painkillers For Headaches
Most other headache sufferers don’t choose to be addicts — but an estimated one in five migraine patients is prescribed opioids such as OxyContin, Vicodin and Percocet, and barbiturates such as Fioricet; almost 20 percent of the opioids prescribed in this country are dispensed to relieve the pain of migraines and headaches, according to a […]
Waismann Method Supports National Take-Back Initiative
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Waismann Method of Opiate Detoxification today announced its support of the first-ever National Take-Back Initiative, organized by the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration in an effort to encourage the public to surrender expired, unwanted or unused pharmaceutical controlled medications for safe disposal. On the heels of recent reports that prescription […]
Fatal Opioid Overdoses on Steep Incline
According to a report from the British Medical Journal, the number of deaths in the United States from prescription painkillers such as Vicodin, OxyContin and Suboxone, has now surpassed that of multiple myeloma, alcohol liver disease and HIV. Dr. Michael Lowenstein, who specializes in the Waismann Method, an advanced procedure for rapid opiate detoxification, warns this increase […]
Opiate Treatment Must Include Specialized Aftercare Programs
Beverly Hills, Calif. (August 29, 2011) – Opiate treatment has seen many advancements over recent years, however, it’s important for long-term recovery that patients receive comprehensive pre and post-treatment care. Prolonged use of opiates like oxycodone, methadone, and Vicodin, cause both physical and emotional changes in the body that must be carefully addressed during and […]
Addicted in Hollywood
The prescription pain medication Oxycontin is becoming on of the most abused and misused drugs in Hollywood. When used correctly, it’s considered a safe pain management drug. But when used inappropriately, Oxycontin, known on the street as OC, O and hillbilly heroin, becomes incredibly dangerous. Police officials said Michael Jackson was “heavily addicted” to Oxycontin before he died. Adam “DJ […]
