Oct 6, 2015 4 min
Personalized Medicine for Pain and Opioid Addiction
Change the way we view common problems like chronic pain or opioid addiction: single entities or different people experiencing problems differently?
Olivia Bennett 0
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Sep 8, 2015 4 min
See How Opiate Addiction Affects Users
The profile of people struggling with opiate addiction has changed. This is causing addiction experts to rethink how we talk about prevention and treatment.
Liam Foster 0
Aug 18, 2015 4 min
Senior Addiction Treatment for Prescription Drug Epidemic
There are effective options for senior addiction treatment that can help overcome prescription drug abuse. Drug rehab facilities are not the best choice.
Mia Hughes 0
Aug 10, 2015 4 min
Heroin Abuse Long Term Consequences
It is important to recognize the role of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms in the development and progression of heroin abuse.
Charlotte Evans 0
Jul 7, 2015 3 min
Heroin Abuse and Hepatitis C Rates
The state of Maine is currently experiencing a heroin abuse epidemic that threatens to worsen unless steps are taken; while Hepatitis C is on the rise.
Isabella Ward 0
Jul 1, 2015 3 min
Potent Opioid Painkiller Use Grows
Despite alarming figures & worry of the addictive nature of opioid painkillers, doctors continue to write prescriptions for patients who need pain relief.
James Patterson 0
Jun 22, 2015 3 min
Prescribing Naloxone for Opiate Overdose: Doctors' Concern
A recent study found that physicians have some concerns about prescribing naloxone that have yet to be resolved.
Sophia Reyes 0
Jun 11, 2015 3 min
Heroin Abuse, Emotional Processing and Stress
The effects of heroin abuse are not limited to physical health it also affects psychological functioning: process emotional information & cope with stress.
Liam Foster 0
Jun 8, 2015 3 min
Emergency Rooms Crack Down on Painkiller Abusers
Painkiller abusers visit hospital emergency rooms claiming to have a wide variety of ailments, which might not really exist.
Ava Mitchell 0
May 26, 2015 4 min
Prescription Painkiller Abuse among Military Veterans
With the use of prescription painkillers to control pain , military veterans who've sacrificed for the country are at increased risk of opiate dependence.
Sophia Reyes 0
May 21, 2015 4 min
Misconceptions About Prescription Painkiller Addiction
Prescription painkiller addiction is drastically misunderstood, with some people treating it too casually, while others refuse much-needed treatments.
Noah Richardson 0
May 18, 2015 4 min
Genetic Factors that Increase Risk of Opiate Dependence
Genetic factors may be associated with opiate signalling, opiate dependence, and opiate addiction.
Charlotte Evans 0