Understanding Buprenorphine’s Role in Opiate Detoxification
Understanding Buprenorphine’s Role in Opiate Detoxification While medications are designed to aid, they can sometimes lead to dependency, especially within the realm of opiate treatment. Buprenorphine, a drug commonly prescribed to mitigate opiate dependence, has its own potential for habit formation, necessitating a careful approach to detoxification. How Buprenorphine Works Buprenorphine acts on the brain […]
10 Things Families Should Know About the Dangers of Prescription Painkillers
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE) The Waismann Method today released “Ten Things Teens and Their Families Should Know about the Dangers of Prescription Painkillers,” in response to the study released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America stating that one in five teenagers has abused a prescription painkiller. As the number of opiate dependencies in the U.S. […]
Buprenorphine Addiction Report
Almost Three-Quarters of Patient Respondents Say They Could Not Stop Taking New “Miracle” Drug Without Assistance The Waismann Method, a world-renowned opiate dependency treatment, released findings of its 30-Second Buprenorphine Dependency Survey, which showed that almost three-quarters (70 percent) of respondents taking Buprenorphine in order to cease their narcotic dependency found themselves dependent on the […]
Women Drug Addiction Report
According to The Waismann Method Opiate Dependency Survey, the percentage of female patients seeking treatment for opiates, which includes Vicodin ®, OxyContin ®, Lortab ®, Norco ®, Percocet ® and Suboxone ®, rose 12 percent in the past year. Seventy percent of female respondents confirmed that their dependencies began after taking legitimate doctor-prescribed medication. Oxycontin […]
Suboxone Dependency Study
Due to the high volume of phone calls The Waismann Method has received this year, we developed a voluntary suboxone dependency study for all visitors to our website in order to better understand the steady growth in the use of Suboxone®, a drug replacement therapy for opiates, as prescribed by physicians. This study also examined […]
When Addiction Is a Click Away
WASHINGTON — Kelly Knable, a 34-year-old mother of three from the Richmond, Va., suburb of Powhatan, didn’t have time to be sick. So when Knable was recovering from surgery that fused several vertebrae in 1998, her doctor minimized her downtime by placing her on a regimen of prescription drugs: first a narcotic called Lortab, then […]
Limbaugh Admits Addiction to Painkillers
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ANDERSON COOPER, HOST (voice-over): Rush Limbaugh addicted to painkillers. Tonight, the conservative talk show host on his way to rehab. What happened in Kobe Bryant’s hotel room? Shocking testimony comes out in court. Wesley Clark […]
Buying Opiates Without a Prescription
Opiates are a powerful class of drugs that potentially can cause a physical dependency to develop. Prescription opiates include OxyContin, Percocet, and Vicodin. Doctors prescribe these to treat pain. In addition to analgesia, opiates have a pleasurable effect for many people and can cause a sense of euphoria. This makes them easy targets for misuse, abuse, and […]
