100 Deaths from Opioid Overdoses Each Month in Arizona Opioid overdoses in Arizona are at their highest rate in a decade. As the opioid crisis escalates across the country,...
What Are the 5 Most Addictive Substances? While use of any psychoactive substance with pleasurable effects may lead to psychological addiction, certain drugs come with a heightened potential for...
Recognizing an Overdose Early Symptoms Can Save a Life It is a sad but true fact that opiate addiction has been steadily rising since the early 2000s. This means...
How Addiction Affects a Family Addiction affects not only the life of the person struggling with addiction but also the lives of everyone he or she cares about. Families...
Dr. Ron Crystal, a researcher at Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Medical College, is working on a vaccine to treat cocaine addiction. The inspiration for the project came to Dr....
Searching for and settling on the right treatment facility can be a daunting task for even the most skilled researchers. There are so many factors that need to be...
Study Confirms Fentanyl’s Role in Opioid Epidemic The fentanyl epidemic in the United States is growing by the day, but because it is a relatively new additive, there is...
Overdosing From Combining Opiates and Alcohol Is a Real Risk Media reports frequently focus on cases of opiate use, with Governor Doug Ducey even declaring a state of emergency...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of opioid prescriptions in the United States fell 18% between its peak in 2010 and 2015. However,...