Monday, December 23rd, 2019
Opioid Use In College Students
Opioid Use In College Students While it is widely thought that opioid misuse and disorders are conditions of the less educated, it’s a myth that the opioid crisis doesn’t...
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2019Effect 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...Read More
Wednesday, September 18th, 2019OxyContin 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....Read More
Tuesday, August 27th, 2019Oklahoma 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...Read More
Friday, August 2nd, 2019Employers 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...Read More
Sunday, January 13th, 2019What 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...Read More
Thursday, January 10th, 2019How 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...Read More
Monday, December 31st, 2018Why 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...Read More
Friday, November 30th, 2018Treatment 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...Read More
