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Are Drug Implants the Future of Drug Addiction Treatment?
One of the most common misconceptions about drug addiction revolved around the idea that addicts somehow lack a sense of self control and moral fortitude.
What Are Some Popular Drug Slang Words in 2020
The word slang is often used to describe language whose meaning is very informal and is commonly understood only by a certain group of people
What is Kratom? Cutting Edge Treatment, or Addictive Drug?
UPDATED APRIL 14TH, 2020 As the opioid epidemic rages in the United States, the Food & Drug Administration has issued new warnings about kratom.
Who is to Blame for the Drug Crisis?
If there’s one thing Americans of all backgrounds, religions and political affiliations agree on, it’s that the United States is in the midst of a
The Opioid Crisis: How The Sackler Family Made Billions, While America Became Addicted to Oxycontin.
Internal Purdue memos sought to sell higher doses of the drugs over long periods of time. This obviously made the company more money, while the higher doses also increased the likelihood of their patients to develop an addiction. Many internal emails have proven that the Sackler family cared only about their sales numbers, not the safety of the patients who were taking the drugs.
While the Sackler family was pushing blame onto people who helplessly became addicted to their drugs, they raked in billions and billions of dollars. The family fortune is said to have exceeded $13 billion dollars at the end of 2018.
The 2018 Opioid Bill
The United States Congress reconciled both House and Senate opioid bills aimed at reducing the deadly toll of the nation’s top health care crisis: the
Overdose Death Impacting Life Expectancy
In the 21st Century those of us living in America expect to live robust lives. Far longer than once thought possible, thanks to advances in
Addiction Treatment Recovery Vaccine
At the beginning of the summer we discussed a topic of the utmost importance regarding addiction. A vaccine for heroin and other opioids. A drug
Heroin Vaccine Shows Promise for Addiction
Alcohol and substance use disorders have no known cure. There is not a pill you can take that will rid you of addiction. There are