Can parents’ behaviors have tangible effects on their children’s future habits? If you’re of a certain age, you’ll no doubt recall the anti-drug commercials of the 1980s and 1990s where a parent, demanding to know the origins of his son’s marijuana stash, is taken…
Overdose evaluation ended May 2020, suggesting it’s not entirely COVID-related The CDC issued a Health Alert Network advisory to medical and public health professionals and others Thursday, saying drug overdose deaths have soared to the highest number ever recorded in a 12-month period. Approximately…
Even prior to COVID, progress being reversed by introduction of fentanyl New data from around the U.S. confirms that drug overdoses are spiking during the coronavirus pandemic, rising by roughly 18%. Reports collected in real time by the Washington, D.C.-based group ODMAP — the…
Nearly 30 percent experienced such treatment in recent research A new study shows 29 percent of private post-acute care facilities in Massachusetts explicitly discriminated against hospitalized individuals with opioid use disorder, rejecting their referral for admission. Led by researchers at Boston Medical Center’s (BMC’s)…
It seems like Ketamine infusion clinics are the latest healthcare fad. In 2019, President Trump was touting that he wanted ‘a lot’ of eskatamine, a derivative of Ketamine, administered intranasally. He ordered it to be purchased after the FDA approved it for treating depression…
What steps have been taken for addiction treatment regarding COVID-19 and how can treatment facilities best prepare? By now, the extent and serious nature of COVID-19 on American daily life is well known, but the focus now turns to working with unique or otherwise…
There’s still a lot to learn about the risks and consequences of the so-called safe alternative to smoking. But what is known thus far is not encouraging. The onset can be swift and the impact can range from severe to deadly. An inability to…
In their careers, social workers will come across a different kind of addict. These addicts are not addicted to street drugs but to drugs of a higher magnitude: prescription drugs. The use of prescription drugs in the United States continues to grow, according to…
Practitioners now able to prescribe, dispense buprenorphine to patients The United States Drug Enforcement Administration recently announced a measure that will make it easier for residents in rural or underserved areas to receive treatment for drug addiction. Among other professionals, nurse practitioners and physician…
Getting involved with patients’ substance abuse issues before they reach the point of addiction is pivotal Heroin and Vicodin appear to be two very different substances. Vicodin is a common medication prescribed to patients by their doctors for the treatment of pain, while heroin…