More than two million Americans suffered from prescription opioid abuse in 2012, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Although there are many legal and institutional factors driving the current opioid epidemic, one of the most damaging is lax restrictions on patients visiting numerous physicians to get multiple prescriptions for opioid painkillers. So-called “doctor-shopping”…
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Throughout human history, people of all ages, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds have struggled with depression. At different points in time, we have conceptualized depression differently. In past centuries, depressed mood was seen as an affliction from God or as the manifestation of a weak will. More recently, however, we came to view depression as a…
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WHDT Interview with the Waismann Method’s very own Dr. Lowenstein on The Dangers of Carfentanil.
Clare Waismann of the Waismann Method has a piece published on Healthcare News on whether or not to label people as “addicts”. Here is an excerpt: Despite an estimated 23.5 million people needing treatment for substance abuse in 2009, only 11.2% of these individuals actually got treatment at a special facility, according to the Substance…
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August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day. This day of awareness takes special significance this year, as the United States grapples with an opioid epidemic of monumental proportions. This year, pledge to take action to raise education about the opioid epidemic, advocate for increased treatment access, and curb the overdose rate in our country. Together, we can…
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Is Fentanyl more potent than heroin? Dr. Michael Lowenstein of the Waismann Method has a piece published on The Hill on fentanyl. Here is an excerpt: Often times, the illicit drug heroin is thought of as one of the more powerful opioids on the planet. It might be surprising to hear that a relatively common…
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Over the past few years, there has been increasing awareness of the opioid epidemic raging in the United States. Now, a sobering new statistic from a large research study highlights how devastating opioid addiction truly can be: an opiate dependent baby is born every hour in the United States. This lends new urgency to calls…
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Each day, it seems that a new story emerges about the U.S. opioid epidemic. Tens of thousands of people have been affected by this epidemic, yet the rate of prescription opioid and heroin overdoses continues to climb. Now, in the United States and Canada officials found carfentanil linked heroin overdoses. What Is Carfentanil? Carfentanil is one of the dozens…
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In the drug rehab community, all eyes are on California as a series of bills making their way through the state legislature. Officials ostensibly passed these bills were to address mental and behavioral health care in the state. However, some policy experts worry that the bills will actually have a negative impact on access to…
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The Waismann Method‘s very own Dr. Lowenstein was interviewed on The Fix, on the topic, “How Do You Handle Pain Relief If You’re Concerned About Addiction?” Excerpt: “A responsible and thorough physician should assess each patient individually,” says Dr. Michael Lowenstein, medical director of the Waismann Method (an accelerated detox method) and pain management…
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