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 ...
How Are Communities Fighting Opiate Dependence?
President Obama remains more determined than ever to make headway in the fight against opiate dependence and addiction that affects so many people in this country. He addressed current treatment options in a panel discussion that took place in Charleston, West Virginia, where statistics on opiate dependence are higher than anywhere else in the country. The long-ago stereotype of an opiate ...
Prescription Drug Abuse Gets Better, and It Gets Worse
It seems like forever that people in this country have been focused with the growth of opiate prescription drug abuse into epidemic proportions. Many people are asking themselves, won’t this ever go away? Won’t we ever be able to manage this high-profile problem? The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) tells us that while the abuse of opiates has somewhat decreased, the incidence of ...
Emergency Room Visits for Opiate Addiction in Fresno CA
Many people who experience opiate addiction in Fresno, CA, utilize the emergency departments at their local hospitals for simple illnesses that a family doctor could address. Those who lack private insurance plans—including people on Medi-Cal who abuse drugs in general—often fail to establish themselves with primary care physicians. When they need general or emergency medical care, they simply go ...
