In Forsyth County, North Carolina, in the first 7 months of 2018 nearly 750 doses of Narcan; the opioid overdose reversal drug, had been administered. The calls to emergency responders come in all day, all night, and there’s no end in sight. Nowhere is safe from the...
Many are familiar with the practice of acupuncture and its utilization in addiction treatment. What you may not know is that acupuncture was introduced into addiction treatment by the Black Panthers and the Young Lords, a Puerto Rican gang, in the South Bronx in the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on November 15, 2018 the approval of a device as an option to medication assisted treatment called the Neuro-Stim System Bridge, which is meant to help reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. It is the first...
There is a new experimental drug to help fight America’s growing opioid addiction crisis with medication assisted treatment and it has been recommended for approval by a US advisory panel, boosting its sales prospects as competitors threaten revenues from an older...
A once monthly shot for opioid addiction called Vivitrol, is as effective in maintaining short-term abstinence from heroin and similar drugs as Suboxone, according to a Norwegian study. The study is believed to be the first to directly compare Vivitrol vs. Suboxone....