Kali Lux

As Workit Health’s Head of Marketing, Kali Lux leans in to the culture gap between addiction, recovery, and medicine. She’s interested in finding solutions that work for substance users better than drinking or drugging does, and believes Workit is one of them. She’s written extensively on her own experience through addiction into long-term recovery. You can connect with her on Twitter @kalireadsbooks.

Is Suboxone Sober? These 4 Myths Keep People From Trying Life-Saving Medication

March 23, 2021 60 Comments

Suboxone (the popular name brand of medication buprenorphine/naloxone) reduces cravings and the withdrawal effects from heroin and pain pills. Any heroin or pain pill user knows that a fear of the horrible physical and emotional opiate detox can keep us using long after we want to quit. Even if we’ve tried to quit (and I’m speaking from experience), we might end up using again because we can’t make it through those first brutal days of detox.

Heroin Detox: The First Three Days Survival Guide

March 4, 2021 41 Comments

Ready to detox from heroin? Here’s how to handle the cravings and physical withdrawal. Congrats on deciding to make a change for the better in

Workit Health Announces First Digital Hepatitis C Clinic Integrated into 100% Virtual Addiction Program

March 2, 2021 No Comments

Members of Workit Health’s substance use disorder programs can now receive telemedicine hepatitis C screening and treatment when needed. ANN ARBOR, MICH. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 25, 2021

PRESS RELEASE: Workit Health Expands Virtual Addiction Care Program to Ohio

February 2, 2021 No Comments

Ohio has the fourth-highest overdose rate in the United States. In 2020, the stress and isolation of COVID-19 pushed numbers even higher. Workit Health is proud to announce our tele-MAT program is now available in Ohio — offering Ohioans 100% virtual, evidence-based and nonjudgmental care covered by their insurance.

What Is Dry January? How to Start Your 2021 Alcohol-free.

December 17, 2020 No Comments

Kali Lux wrote a great blog containing tips and tricks for getting through January alcohol free for dry January.

Grayscale illustartion of a brain on a pale blue background. Dopamine Detox Intermediate

This is Your Brain on Opioids

September 9, 2020 7 Comments

Your brain on opioids is more complicated than the egg in the frying pan. And as the opioid epidemic grows and treatment modalities evolve, it’s more important than ever to understand what, exactly, opioids do to our brains–and the long-term effects of opioid use.

Side Effects of Suboxone

September 2, 2020 No Comments

Suboxone is a common prescription medication for opioid addiction. Essentially, it causes the withdrawal symptoms of harsher opioids like heroin to be less daunting.

11 Easy Ways to Say ‘No’ to Alcohol

August 5, 2020 No Comments

It can be challenging, especially in the early phases when you decide to quit drinking, to find the right words to say ‘no’ to alcohol. So we’ve found them for you.

A smiling African American woman silhouetted against green. Horizon Healthcare Services

PRESS RELEASE: Workit Health’s Tele-MAT Digital Addiction Treatment Joins Horizon’s Network

July 30, 2020 No Comments

Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc. collaborates with telemedicine addiction care provider Workit Health to offer digital treatment to those struggling with opioid and alcohol use disorder.

How to Quit Drinking Without Going to AA

May 20, 2020 No Comments

Want to quit drinking without AA? Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is free, accessible, and simple. But it’s no longer the only house on the block. There are endless options to try for support and guidance if you’d struggling with alcohol.

An Interview with Dorothy Moore, Nurse Practitioner at Workit Health

May 6, 2020 No Comments

Workit Health offers innovative online addiction care, including medication like buprenorphine, after a single in-person visit to our Bay Area, California location. We recently caught up with Nurse Practitioner Dorothy Moore, a member of the Workit Health team providing care in Contra Costa County and beyond.

Drug Free All Stars Founder Stacie Burns on Fighting MAT Stigma

March 4, 2020 No Comments

Stacie Burns is the founder and president of Drug Free All Stars, an Oakland and Pontiac County-based advocacy group. After beating heroin addiction herself, it’s

6 Ways to Find a Suboxone Clinic Near You

February 20, 2020 9 Comments

Here are strategies for finding a Suboxone Clinic, or physician who will prescribe Suboxone in an office setting, near you.

A man looking down at the phone in his hands. Medication assisted treatment

MAT Works! Workit Member James Shares His Story

February 19, 2020 No Comments

We’re talking with Workit members in recovery from opioid addiction about how medically assisted treatment worked for them. At Workit Health, we believe in all

A smiling man uses the Workit Health app on his phone. Naltrexone telehealth

PRESS RELEASE: Workit Health’s Tele-MAT Digital Addiction Treatment Program Expands to Offer Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder

January 31, 2020 No Comments

Launching in California, Michigan, and New Jersey, Workit Health’s clinical team will prescribe naltrexone to those ready to moderate or quit drinking. ANN ARBOR, MICH.

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Goodbye, 2019: Workit Health’s Year in Review

January 9, 2020 No Comments

Happy New Year! 2019 was another milestone year for Workit Health. Here’s a look back. Welcome to the 20s! Before we get too far into