All the latest news and information about opioid use disorder. Plus, information and encouragement on your path to recovery. We can help you get your life back.
Harm reduction is a proactive and practical approach to reducing the negative personal and public health consequences associated with “unpopular” behavior by improving policies, programs, inventions, and practices. Organizations specializing in harm reduction strive to meet people where they are – on their own terms – and may serve as
Harm reduction is a proactive and practical approach to reducing the negative personal and public health consequences associated with “unpopular” behavior by improving policies, programs, inventions, and practices. When applied to substance use, harm reduction acknowledges that completely abstaining from drugs is not a realistic solution for everyone. Its primary
Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness such as depression or anxiety. Multiple national population surveys have found that about half of those who struggle with mental illness also suffer with a substance use disorder (SUD) and vice versa.1 Both of these conditions
As part of our multi-part series examining stigma and its role in recovery, this blog tells about how the public is beginning to embrace abstinence over mind-altering substances and how the paradigm shift is inspiring some innovative business concepts. Now, more than ever, the world is finally making room at
Entering treatment is a big deal and with it comes a lot of questions. Here are the ones we hear most often. Opioids attach to receptors in the brain. Once attached, they block pain, slow breathing, and produce a calming, anti-depressing effect. This video helps explain how it all works:
Whether you are visiting from another city, state, or country, we are happy to accommodate you when you travel. To ensure your visit with us goes smoothly, there are things you should do in advance. 1. Notify your home clinic Notify your home clinic of your plans to guest dose
It’s often said, when one person in a family is sick, everyone is sick. This is true of addiction. Having a loved one with the disease of addiction is an emotional rollercoaster. The ups and the downs are merciless. It’s one of those things in life where there is no
The lowest point, the worst of the worst, the ‘rock bottom’. Call it what you will, many people who suffer from addiction have a personal story of landing at a place so low, there’s no further place to fall. People have told us… “I lost my marriage and then lost
Re-Printed with permission: By SARAH E. WAKEMAN and MAIA SZALAVITZ A patient came to see me after his most recent near-fatal opioid overdose. Once again, he had stopped his prescribed medication, even though we had agreed together that the safest course of action was to continue. Once again, he had relapsed — and
“If they can choose to use, they can choose to stop.” We hear that a lot. But what if that statement is incorrect? What if a person addicted truly cannot stop? If you’ve never experienced addiction, we have an illustration we’d like for you to consider, but before we do
If you’ve been paying attention, then you’re aware of the opioid epidemic that our country is facing. The World Health Organization estimates that 2 million Americans are addicted to prescription opiates at some level,[1] meaning that there is a lot of information swirling around about opioid addiction and recovery. By
