With Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials hoping to reduce the numbers of heroin users in Fort Worth and North Central Texas by eliminating heroin dealers, a new controversy has been sparked. Some feel that dealers will be targeted illegally. As at least one lawyer claims, you wouldn’t want to abuse drug dealers’ rights, right? Just whose rights are protected when a heroin addict ...
Exploring Options for Opiate Treatment in San Antonio
If you’re looking for opiate treatment in San Antonio, TX or anywhere in the Bexar County area, there are several options available. The State of Texas has been proactive going back as early as the late 1930s in establishing programs for alcohol and drug abuse treatment. It was really former governor Ann Richards in the 1990s—herself a self-proclaimed alcoholic—who got the ball rolling and updated ...
Are Opiate Treatment Centers in Waco at Risk?
It’s a scary thought that the days of Waco or in Texas or any other state could be limited. Yet that’s exactly what has been threatened in the state of Maine recently. There are also threats to clinics in Maryland, where a county commissioner has proposed limiting just where methadone clinics can be located. The stigma associated with opiate treatment Opiate treatment centers in Waco extend a ...
Drug Addiction in Texas: Increasing Numbers of Females
What do you picture when you think about drug addiction in Fort Worth or Dallas? Years ago, people envisioned filthy ‘junkies’ with sunken eyes and pale, clammy skin. Then, in the last decade, young hipsters popularized “heroin chic”—the look of the emaciated, gaunt model with the blank stare. These days, there’s no stereotype, because even housewives and others that you might have never expected ...
The New Addiction Treatment Programs
Addiction treatment programs using methodone in methadone Fort Worth, Waco, San Antonio and other parts of Texas has been around for quite some time, but in the past couple years this recovery protocol has gained new respect among treatment professionals everywhere. They now recognize that for most people struggling with opioid addiction and dependency, abstinence-based treatment just doesn’t work ...
Suboxone Therapy: The Cost of Recovery
Just how much is buprenorphine or Suboxone therapy going to cost you? Going into treatment is a big step forward in taking back control over your life, but it does come at a price. You’re not alone, if it’s any comfort: Over 2.3 million will seek treatment for substance abuse treatment, but that’s less than one percent of the people who need it. Your medical insurance, your geographic location, ...
