Today marks a grim day in history. We recently wrote about fentanyl’s staggering death toll as it rose to new heights in 2021. More than…
You’ve probably heard about fentanyl, the pharmaceutical-grade opiate that has caused a spike in overdose deaths recently. The actual numbers should sound alarm bells: OD…
Most people are familiar with the trope from movies, TV, or books. Unfortunately, in truth, it is all too real. After days or weeks on…
While the opiate epidemic has been raging for years, recent data reveals that the problem is only getting worse. According to a report just released…
It’s easy to look at the too-thin, dirt-caked arms peeking through dirty heaps of newspaper and tattered blankets, hear the nonsensical mutterings, and think: “addict.”…
If we could wave a magic wand and reverse the opioid crisis, it would have happened already. It’s long been at a point where saying,…
Our culture has a fixation with individualism. Although “pulling yourself up by the bootstraps” may seem like a brave and noble idea in theory, it…
Treatment on Monday. Whomp-whomp. You have a vague recollection of a conversation (while you were messed up) with a treatment counselor. You’re now riding the…
For the last few years, the non-opioid medication Gabapentin (branded as Neurontin and predecessor to schedule V drug Lyrica) has skyrocketed in opioid overdose toxicology…
There’s just something about the disease addiction that feels… dirty to a lot of people. Like it’s something you should be ashamed of to understand,…