Quitting opioids like pain pills or heroin is challenging, but totally worth it. We’re here to walk you through every step of the way, from managing withdrawal to what to expect from Suboxone treatment.
For the first time since 1990, the U.S. experienced a drop in drug overdoses in 2018 – a modest 4-5% compared to 2017.
According to a new University of Michigan (U of M) study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), women who give birth and are prescribed opioids for postpartum pain are at risk for opioid addiction.
Little kids? Important job? Do others depend on you? Getting sober just feels like it can wait until life is calmer. It can’t. Here’s the answer you’ve been looking for.
August 31st is Overdose Awareness Day, and this year the State of Michigan is addressing the opioid epidemic with free naloxone at participating pharmacies
Beating opioid addiction and other forms of substance use disorder takes time and requires various levels of support. Supportive housing can help people reach their recovery goals and live better lives.
Why do we accept struggling with drinking, but stigmatize those struggling with other addictions? And what does race have to do with it?
Linda Davis recently retired from the 41B District Court to oversee the organization she founded 11 years ago, Families Against Narcotics. Judge Davis founded FAN after her own daughter confessed to struggling with heroin addiction, and she found resources in the community lacking for family support. We caught up with Judge Davis to ask about her experience educating communities about addiction.
Subutex, Suboxone, and buprenorphine, oh my! We recently answered some questions about Suboxone. But we left one off the list. What is Subutex? How is it different that Suboxone? And why aren’t we hearing about it anymore?
Approximately 50% of the US prison population has a substance use disorder. What role should the prison system play in fighting the opioid epidemic?
When choosing to quit opioids and begin treatment with Suboxone, it’s helpful to understand the difference between Suboxone pills and strips, name brands and generics, and the basics of what you can expect when starting any formulation.
Michigan residents may now place an opioid-specific advance directive in their medical files.
The street drug krokodil is an illegal preparation of the drug desomorphine, a semi-synthetic opioid derived from morphine.
Naltrexone can completely block the euphoric and pain-relieving effects of opioids, helping to deter opioid misuse by erasing the ability of a user to get high. It begins working slower and is longer lasting, so it won’t help in an overdose, but can help to manage an opioid use disorder. And, unlike naloxone, naltrexone can also be used in the treatment of alcohol use disorders.
The costs of prescription opioid misuse to employers are as great as $18 billion per year. One way to prevent opioid addiction in the workplace? Educating employees on their risks, and employer resources available to find help.
I can give you some tips and tricks that I used to help ease the discomfort of withdrawal when I tapered from methadone and buprenorphine.
Heroin was my best friend, something I couldn’t live without, something that would replace anything or anyone in my life at any given time.
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