Waismann Method Medical Group applauds bipartisan effort to reverse nation’s vast opioid problem LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2016 – For the first time in decades, the U.S. Congress has passed a bill aimed to curb drug addiction via better treatment and recovery options. The Senate approved the Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act, or Cara, by…
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Marketing plays a major role in the types of drugs that physicians prescribe and patients request. Anyone who remembers the iconic “little sad blob” from Zoloft commercials knows that advertising can make a powerful impact on patients. However these companies have been reluctant to curb these actions. This is primarily because marketing and advertising efforts…
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Missy Wilkerson of the Thrillist interviews Clare Waismann on the (semi) legal asian supplement kratom. Excerpts: “Although kratom is not an opiate, it works on the same receptors as opioids,” says Clare Waismann, an addiction specialist at the Waismann Method. Some people use kratom to wean themselves off opioids. However, Waismann says that plan often…
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The public has become increasingly aware of the opioid addiction crisis in the United States, increasing pressure on lawmakers and public health officials to take action. In 2013, more than 16,000 people died from prescription opioid overdose, which is greater than any other drug, according to a report from the Johns Hopkins University School of…
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Relationship between Opioid Abuse and Mental Illness The beginning of opioid abuse can be so innocuous. An individual sustains an injury, has surgery, or falls ill with a condition that can cause intense pain. A doctor provides a prescription for an opioid pain reliever, like Vicodin, Percocet, or any one of a host of available painkillers. The…
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Excerpt: As the old rock song, Deja Vu, goes, “We have all been here before.” Once again the headlines are full of the unbearable news of another superstar’s drug overdose. Once again, experts on addiction are rushing to use a celebrity death to draw down on the failures of the culture, law enforcement and the…
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What Led to Heroin Addiction Crisis? The opioid epidemic has reached new heights in the United States, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that the number of heroin users has increased by nearly 300,000 over the past 10 years. Although public health officials are reacting to this news with alarm, the warning…
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Waismann Method Medical Group in favor of more options in the treatment of opioid dependence and addiction – assuming patients and providers are well-informed LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Probuphine – a first-of-its-kind buprenorphine implant for use by those dependent on opioids – has received approval from the FDA. The same drug has…
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WHDT Interview with the Waismann Method’s very own Dr. Lowenstein on the FDA Approving First Opioid Implant.
The trend against punitive measures runs into resistance when the addict could cause medical errors By Steven Ross Johnson Excerpt: The fear of harm at the hands of impaired clinicians has prompted calls for them to undergo mandatory drug testing. In 2014, voters in California—which abandoned its addiction assistance program for doctors after concluding it…
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