At long last, the Texas legislature approved naloxone distribution in Texas to help the many people who are battling heroin addiction and facing the risk of death. The Lone Star State is one of the most recent, and among the last, of the states to approve naloxone distribution. In Texas it was passed on September 15, 2015, and the people who will benefit from it can thank Republican congressman ...
methadone maintenance Therapy & Drug Courts: Round Two
There are many people who participate in methadone maintenance therapyfor opiate drug addiction that would love to opt for drug court rather than jail. However, they are turned away by the judges who run those courts if they wish to opt for or are currently enrolled in a methadone maintenance treatment program. There is just too much resistance to the idea that methadone maintenance therapy can ...
What’s the Heroin Withdrawal Timeline in Fort Worth TX ?
Are you considering a methadone or Suboxone program for pain pill or heroin addiction? You may be wondering about the heroin withdrawal timeline. Fort Worth TX, programs throughout the area offer both drug-free and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs. Many heroin users find that MAT programs offer the best chance for successful recovery. Before we get into the stages of heroin ...
Heroin: Be More Than a Demographic
Why does the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) tell us that opiate addiction is now an epidemic, the number one cause of injury death in America today? Use of pain pills and heroin remained stable throughout the Sixties and Seventies, but it quadrupled dramatically in the nineties and doubled again over the last decade. Officials have linked recent heroin deaths in Georgia to a more powerful ...
