Doctors Responsible for Painkiller Addiction and Overdose?
A common belief is that opiate abusers get most – if not all – of the drugs they use from family members, friends or dealers. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that’s not true- at least, not for those who wind up overdosing on opiates and opioids. According […]
Best Way to Get Off Prescription Painkillers
Getting Off Prescription Painkillers Based on a 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey, drug overdose in the United States tops 100,00 annually, making overdoses the leading cause of injury-related deaths. The opioid crisis continuously burdens families, workplaces, and the health care system. In October of 2017, the H.H.S. declared the opioid […]
How Injury can Lead to Painkiller Abuse
How Injury can Lead to Painkiller Abuse It’s a common scenario: You or someone you love is injured at work, involved in a car accident, has a chronic pain condition, or undergoes a surgery. After the incident, a doctor prescribes pain medication. For a while, it helps. You’re recovering well, and you feel more like […]
Doctors to Review Medical History Prior to Prescribing Opiates
Earlier this week, New York took a huge step forward in helping to curb prescription painkiller abuse. The state launched a new prescription drug monitoring program, called the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing (I-STOP), which requires physicians to review the medical histories of patients before writing prescriptions for opiate painkillers, like OxyContin®, Vicodin®, and Lortab®. […]
More People Addicted to Prescription Drugs are Turning to Heroin
Prescription opioid drugs and heroin have very similar physiological effects. Although, the risk factor is entirely different and heroin is often laced with the unknown and sometimes lethal ingredient. The reason we see many patients turning to heroin from prescription drugs is due to the cost and availability. Federal agencies are beginning to tighten restrictions […]
Alarming Trend: Middle Aged Women are Increasingly Overdosing on Prescription Painkillers
If you are one of the many women across the U.S. struggling with your use of opioids for pain management, you are not alone. There are some warnings and risks your doctor may not have mentioned. And there are treatments that can help if you feel your opioid use has become problematic. The U.S. government […]
Prescription Drug Abuse Kills One Person Every 19 Minutes in the U.S.
It’s an absolutely frightening statistic, but true. Every 19 minutes in the U.S. we lose a life to prescription drug overdose. That’s approximately 75 deaths per day, 530 per week and 27,587 per year. All of which could be avoided with better preventative measures like drug education and proper treatment programs. This statistic is three […]
WAISMANN METHOD® Medical Director Urges Immediate Action to End Prescription Painkiller Overdose Epidemic
Beverly Hills, Calif. (June 5, 2013) – In response to data showing one person dies every 19 minutes in the U.S. from a prescription drug overdose, Michael H. Lowenstein M.D., medical director for the WAISMANN METHOD® opiate treatment, is urging Americans to grasp the severity of the prescription drug epidemic and help to raise […]
Rate of Newborns Born Addicted to Prescription Painkillers Rises
Although prescription painkiller addiction can be tragic in any circumstance, recent news about the growing number of babies born addicted to these narcotics really gave us pause. In the first-ever national study of its kind, researchers looked at the number of newborns who suffered from withdrawal commonly observed in the babies of pregnant women who […]
Most Often Abused Prescription Painkillers
Opiates are narcotics, have pain relieving properties and produce a sedative effect. Many of the painkillers used in medicine today are opiates. These drugs are only available by prescription, but the downside is, they are potent and often subject to abuse and misuse. In the case of prescription painkiller abuse, the drug of choice varies […]
