Vicodin, OxyContin®, codeine and other prescription opioids are highly addictive and may lead to opiate abuse. When you have surgery, or need the help of a painkiller, opiate abuse may be the last thing on your mind. Once you realize that your body needs the opioid to function normally, you may feel embarrassed to admit the dependency to anyone, even your family. Whether you live in San Antonio, ...
Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse in Fort Worth
Sometimes it’s a lonely battle, fighting prescription drug abuse in Fort Worth. In the beginning, when you first realize that you are taking too many prescription pain pills, you think that nobody really understands much about prescription drug addiction. In Fort Worth, and throughout Texas, there are plenty of resources, but walking into an unfamiliar place just seems so awkward. How do you know ...
CDC Guidelines to Avoid Prescription Opiate Addiction
In the light of the buprenorphine treatment that’s often necessary in order to combat prescription opiate addiction, it’s interesting to note two informational pieces published in March 2016 regarding such medications. First, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study noting that opiate prescriptions issued have increased in recent years for patients who undergo ...
Hanna’s Story
“You Are Worth It” is the message that Hanna, 32, of Waco, TX would want to share with anyone who is struggling with substance abuse or addiction. She knows. She’s been there. With an amazing two years of sobriety, Hanna can look back and say that there were times she didn’t believe her life was worth fighting for. But now, after extraordinary success in medication assisted treatment for a ...
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? ...
Pain Pill Addiction in Alabama: Doctors’ July Trial Set
It’s sad when you place your faith in doctors to help you manage intractable, long-term pain and they abuse the privilege of your trust. The trial for two doctors exacerbating pain pill addiction in Alabama is set for July, and they each face 19 criminal counts at their trial in the U.S. District Court of Mobile. Dr. John Patrick Couch and Dr. Xiulu Ruan not only facilitated pain pill addiction ...
