Rates of opiate abuse have surged over the past decade, creating a drug epidemic unlike any before. Opiates and prescription-based opiates in particular have exposed most anyone with health insurance coverage to the perils of opiate abuse and addiction, older adults included. While the damaging effects of these drugs know no bounds as far as …

Primarily used to treat conditions involving insomnia and anxiety, sedative drugs offer a fast an effective means of relief from the distressing symptoms associated with these conditions. Benzodiazepines, barbiturates and another group known as “z-drugs” make up the various types of sedative drugs. While effective as treatment remedies, sedative abuse can develop over time, leaving …

With today’s world of short wait-times and drive-by services, it’s not uncommon for someone entering addiction treatment to be seeking a cure rather than a healing process. Addiction, whether drugs or alcohol, has long-terms effect on the body and mind; effects that can persist long after drug use ends. For this reason, addiction recovery and …

Regardless of your addiction, it is the duty of the doctor to help you. So yes your doctor will still help you if you are addicted to heroin or any other narcotic. Most doctors have some training in treating addictions, but will defer to an addiction specialist for some cases. There are doctors and counselors …

While some people are familiar with Oxycontin for all the right reasons, others realize that they have a serious problem. When this drug is abused, it is easy for a person to become addicted. And if this happens, it is not nearly as simple to regain control of your life. Just the same as any …

Narcotic addiction, that is addiction to opioid drugs both prescription and illicit, in pregnant patients must be treated carefully so as not to harm either the patient or the fetus. There are several methods used to treat this issue in patients of this type, and while it can involve a considerable amount of time and …

If your husband or wife is acting strange and you are not sure why, it could be an addiction. Stress at work, depression, chronic pain, and anxiety can all cause someone that you love to turn to drugs or alcohol. When they turn to substances to relieve these feelings, they often wind up with a …

Narcotic addiction can sometimes be treated without medication, but in most cases, it is not the recommended route. This is because going through narcotic addiction treatment is extremely difficult, from the early withdrawal stage to even the later stages of recovery. It is a physically and mentally draining and painful process that is made much …

When you decide that you want treatment for drug addiction, there are a few questions you should ask the doctor who will be running your program. Most doctors will be able to easily provide answers for these questions or will refer you to someone who can. 1. What Kind of Treatment is Available? According to …

In spite of the “high” effects opiate abuse brings, these drugs drain the body’s vitality over time. Physical withdrawal episodes and disorientation most characterize the less favorable aspects of drug abuse, and yet addicts don’t seem to mind these discomforts as long as needed drug supplies remain available. While this may seem like the worst …