Opiates: The Growing Threat
Reading a newspaper is sobering business, forgive the play on words. Police blotters and newspapers across the country are documenting the alarming trend of painkiller abuse and addiction. And if you look close enough, you’ll find that it may be your neighbor, the local pharmacist or the kids’ bus driver who’s fallen prey to this […]
Babies in Withdrawal
Alarming statistics are in, showing a sharp rise in the number of babies being born addicted to opiates. The youngest victims of the prescription painkiller epidemic are the infants born every day, dependent upon drugs such as OxyContin and other opiates. In fact, about one baby is born this way every hour in the U.S., […]
Opiates in the Military
Men and women who enlist in the U.S. military are facing a growing threat on a battlefield of a different kind. A surge in the number of prescriptions given to service men and women has had a direct effect on the cases of drug abuse and addiction being reported. In some cases, high-powered opiate painkillers […]
Addiction Doctors and Celebrity Patients
With the fame and power that comes with being a celebrity, some addiction doctors may feel like they need to take their patient’s desires into account. But this line should never be blurred because if it is, then there could potentially be more significant risks for both parties involved in the relationship. The relationship between […]
Opiates and expectant mothers: What to know
The rising number of newborns who are addicted to opiates or show withdrawal symptoms in the US has become so common place that it begs the question, where are parents going wrong? Research studies have shown that mothers who use drugs in their teenage years put their children at a far greater risk of becoming […]
Is the NFL Becoming a Breeding Ground for Opiate Addicts?
The rate of opiate abusers in the NFL has been exponentially increasing over the past few years. The gravity of this matter has been highlighted as more and more NFL players have been thrust into the spotlight as a result of misconduct in the public scene. This has taken a toll on both their personal […]
Pain, Opioids and Insomnia
In a new survey by the International Association for the Study of Pain, the experts had found out that chronic pain affects more than 20 percent of Americans at any given time. Chronic pain can be debilitating and can affect not only the quality of the patient’s daily life, but their sleep cycles as well. […]
Heroin Use Increasing In America’s Youth
Heroin used to be a drug that was synonymous with poverty, crime, and destitution. Unfortunately, now heroin abuse is affecting American’s youth, more specifically suburban teenagers. State health departments across the country have been reporting rises in heroin use and overdoses in teens within the past few years. The Missouri Health Department saw an increase in […]
New Report Signals Painkiller Addiction Epidemic
We’ve often cautioned about the increase of opiate painkiller dependency in the U.S., and many of you may have experienced first-hand the devastation that these medications can cause. An alarming report just released from the Associated Press (AP) is validating what many of us already suspected, that sales and use of prescription painkillers, like oxycodone […]
Link Between Opiate Dependency & Libido
Opioid Dependency We’ve often discussed the various negative side effects of opiate use and dependency; however, one that is rarely discussed is the link between opiate dependency and libido. Many patients dependent on opiates and prescription painkillers, including those with chronic pain, can experience a lack of sexual drive and sexual dysfunction. This loss of […]
