Maybe you have been down and out because of a spiraling problem with prescription painkillers. An addiction of this type can be devastating in so many ways. It may seem like a dire situation with no way out, and it may seem impossible to conjure up a bit of hope or faith. News of opiate…
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Detoxing from a pain medication taken for a chronic condition can make you feel nervous. What happens when the medication goes away? Will my pain come back? How will I cope? Fortunately, there are quite a few alternative treatments for pain management available that can help you overcome your pain without opioid medications. Herbs and…
DetailsThe caress of a hand across your cheek, the warm envelopment of a blanket, and the brush of wind past your skin: all of these stimuli are supposed to produce pleasurable feelings, but in the case of opioid induced allodynia, they cause only pain. Allodynia is a strange side effect of high dose opiate usage…
DetailsPain management is a tricky subject. Everyday in hospitals and offices across the world, doctors try and weigh benefits and risks of treating patients who are suffering. Pain – especially the chronic and persistent kind – can make life unmanageable. Injuries, illness and surgeries can leave people in unimaginable pain but opioids have proven very…
DetailsMost people think that taking opioid pain medication is supposed to take the pain away. In most cases, this is exactly what opioid drugs do. The issue becomes when the opioid doses are high and for an extended amount of time. Extended high doses of opiate drugs often lead to a condition called opioid-induced hyperalgesia.…
DetailsNeurotoxicity is a common side effect from chronic use of an opioid medication or using the drug at higher doses. It is essentially the destruction of neurons, or nerve cells, in the brain, and it can lead to many cognitive side effects that may not directly associate with opioid drugs. These loosely defined symptoms as…
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Reviewed by Clare Waismann, RAS / SUDCC With the advent of new medical technology, such as fine scanning of the brain through MRI, researchers have discovered the science behind opiate dependence and the particular mechanisms that lead to dependency. They have found that dependency actually has a biological cause. It is a treatable, predictable phenomenon…
DetailsCrime and opiates have an apparent relationship that requires discussion. Nearly every aspect of society is affected by drug abuse and addiction. It puts a strain on local, state, and national economies, drives up healthcare costs, endangers lives, splits up families, and stretches the criminal justice system to its limit. The main threat in this…
DetailsA former doctor for the Pittsburgh Steelers was charged in a 185-count indictment for prescribing anabolic steroids and other drugs including human growth hormone and various prescription painkillers. Charged was 62-year-old Dr. Richard Rydze, who left the team after being questioned for a bulk purchase of anabolic steroids. He’s also being charged with healthcare fraud.…
DetailsIt is well known that there are inherent risks with using street drugs, such as heroin, but not as many people are aware of the risks of opioid drug abuse and prescription drugs. Taking too much of the prescribed dosage, snorting, or injecting the medication can lead to problems that many do not consider. Since…
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