Unfortunately, within the addiction community and among the public at large, certain myths about Suboxone persist, and these myths add a further barrier to treatment for people suffering from opiate addiction. Myth #1: You aren’t really in recovery if you’re on Suboxone. Reality: While it depends on how you define “recovery,” the abstinence-based models that have dominated…
Opioid addiction remains the most prevalent health issue faced by Americans today. Street drugs are cheaper than ever before and often laced with fatal substances such as fentanyl, methamphetamine or carfentanil. The number of people overdosing on drugs continues to rise at an alarming rate, despite the billions of dollars that have been poured into…
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Opiates are drugs used to help people with pain management. Prescription opiates include Oxycontin, Vicodin and various other drugs which may cause dependency and addiction. Millions of people struggle with opiate addiction and more are suffering daily. Learn more about withdrawal from opiates and how to mitigate symptoms to aid in recovery. Learn About Withdrawal…
A lot of people fail in their attempt to remain sober. Yet others say that staying sober is easy. The fact is that statistics suggest that relapse rates might be as high as 75% in an individual’s first year of recovery. Furthermore, the majority of these will return to addiction within a few weeks of…
What is fentanyl? Pharmaceutical fentanyl is a synthetic opioid pain reliever, approved for treating severe pain, typically advanced cancer pain.1 It is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is prescribed in the form of transdermal patches or lozenges and can be diverted for misuse and abuse in the United States. However, most recent…
