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Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
Effect of Sugar In Addiction Recovery Process
Effect of Sugar In Addiction Recovery Process It’s long been a common practice to help those recovering from an addiction to using replacement therapy. For instance, when assisting smokers...
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2019
OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the prescription pain reliever OxyContin, has a hearing scheduled in federal court in White Plains, New York, for the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case....
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Tuesday, August 27th, 2019
Oklahoma Judge Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $572M for Opioid Crisis
Pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $572 million in damages to the state of Oklahoma after losing a lawsuit. The State claimed that the company...
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Friday, August 2nd, 2019
Employers Face Uncertainty When Dealing with Opioid-Addicted Workers
The national opioid epidemic is creating a legal wrinkle in the nation’s workplaces. Workers who are living with addiction are protected under federal law — the Americans with Disabilities...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2019
What Happens During Opioid Withdrawal?
What Happens During Opioid Withdrawal? It was the late 1990’s when big pharma was making promises to the medical community that addiction would not occur in patients prescribed opioid...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2019
How Arizona Naloxone Laws Can Help Reduce Arizona Overdose Deaths
How Arizona Naloxone Laws Can Help Reduce Arizona Overdose Deaths In 2016, more Americans died from opioid use than from car crashes, gunshot wounds or breast cancer. There were...
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Monday, December 31st, 2018
Why It’s Dangerous to Detox on Your Own; Arizona Detox Centers Provide Professional Assistance
Why It’s Dangerous to Detox on Your Own; Arizona Detox Centers Provide Professional Assistance It is commendable to take the first steps towards overcoming an addiction. However, it can...
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Friday, November 30th, 2018
Treatment for High Functioning Addiction
Treatment for High Functioning Addiction Those who are suffering from high functioning addiction are often the most difficult to help. This is partly because they hide their addictions so...
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Saturday, November 10th, 2018
Increases in Opioid Overdoses in Arizona Lead to Spike in Organ Donations
Increases in Opioid Overdoses in Arizona Lead to Spike in Organ Donations In recent years, drug and opioid overdoses in Arizona have steadily risen. Interestingly enough, so have organ...
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