Overdose deaths are a sad indicator of opiate addiction statistics in Baltimore, MD. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore had 481 overdose deaths in the first three-quarters of 2016.1 The opiate addiction statistics on overdose deaths are dire for the entire state of Maryland. Heroin-related overdose deaths were 918, and Fentanyl-related were 738 for the first ...
Warnings About Oxycodone in Harford County
Recently the Baltimore Sun published a piece about counterfeit oxycodone in Harford County Maryland. This counterfeit-cocktail is linked to an increasing number of deaths in that area. In May 2016, three people overdosed in one weekend. The counterfeit pills are so dangerous because they contain fentanyl, heroin, and caffeine instead of the pure oxycodone that is expected. Those at risk must be ...
When Someone You Love Has a Prescription Opiate Addiction
We all believe we know our families, mothers and fathers, siblings, husbands and wives, better than anyone else. And most times, we're probably right. But there are often things going on that no matter how much we love or care for them, we simply don't see. Maybe we just don't want to see. How do you know if someone close to you is using prescription pain pills way beyond what the doctor ordered? ...
Opiate Addiction Treatment Stigma Persists
Over the past couple decades, as opiate addiction treatment has evolved, many addiction treatment providers have remained reluctant to give up on abstinence-based programs for recovery. A persistent stigma against Medication-assisted treatment prevented the integration of buprenorphine, naloxone, and methadone into mainstream addiction therapies. It’s time to reduce that stigma by getting these ...
CARA Promises Drug Rehabilitation Treatment
Now that CARA has passed in the Senate, what’s next? CARA, of course, is the Comprehensive Addictions and Recovery Act, Senate bill 524, the first stand alone bill to pass the Senate in years. This bill, covering drug rehabilitation treatment, met sound approval from both Democrats and Republicans. It's shocking that, in a year when the political arena more closely resembles a three-ring circus, ...
SAMHSA Update on Buprenorphine Treatment
SAMHSA’s Advisory issued in early March 2016 provided substance abuse treatment professionals with a few new recommendations regarding buprenorphine treatment for opiate dependence. Your choice of either Zubsolv or Suboxone may be the biggest result of the Advisory. The Sublingual and Transmucosal Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: Review and Update, brings exciting new information to ...
