LOVED ONES OF THOSE STRUGGLING WITH OPIOID ADDICTION
I have worked for over thirty some years in the field of behavioral health as a therapist, university faculty member, and advanced practice nurse. My experience has covered more ground than...
Chronic Pain: Implementing A Physical Therapy Plan
Chronic pain is one of the leading reasons many people become addicted to opioids. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 21 to 29 percent of people who were prescribed...
Naltrexone Therapy for Addiction Recovery
This opioid blocking agent can save lives.
What is Naltrexone Therapy?
Naltrexone is non-addictive/non-narcotic FDA approved medication that blocks the brain’s receptors for...
The Deaths of Prince and Tom Petty: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Fentanyl is a powerful narcotic painkiller known to be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It can easily paralyze the chest wall and stop a person from...
MONEY AND POLITICS: THE OPIATE EPIDEMIC
Opiate addiction, distinctly a healthcare problem, has grown into a national epidemic, the bounds of which have not yet been completely realized. HHS has stated that 3-4 % of...
AMERICA’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND TEENS – SAVE A LIFE
Almost every day we hear about deaths caused by overdoses of opiates or opioid. (The word opioid include opiates.) The statistics for the general population are increasingly alarming as...
THE CONTINUING OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Getting treatment for an opioid use disorder will hopefully in turn reduce the number of overdoses and deaths related to opioid use.
Despite increased public awareness...
THE FIGHT AGAINST FENTANYL – WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW
As the opioid crisis continues to rage on around the country, drugs such as oxycodone, heroin, and hydrocodone have all seen increases in drug overdose deaths in the past...
SAVING MYSELF
I walked down the church hallway looking for the support group for parents of addicts. Entering the room, I kept my head down, avoiding eye contact. The room was...
MOMS LESSONS OF LOVE
Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate love in all relationships and forms. For mothers whose children have struggled with substance use disorders, it is a day to reflect on the...