by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Sep 26, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Rehab, Alcoholic, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
The US House of Representatives and the Senate have each now passed bipartisan bills to fight the opioid epidemic and overdose (OD) death crisis. The two bills now have to be reconciled in conference, but the President is expected to sign the resulting bill. Action is...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Sep 5, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
In the White House’s efforts to fight the opioid crisis in the United States, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has announced another policy: no safe injection sites. Rosenstein has declared that efforts by several states to launch pilot programs to test...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Aug 22, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
How FDA & DEA Failures Contributed To The Opioid Crisis The pharmaceutical companies have received their share of blame for the opioid addiction crisis—maybe not as much as they deserve, and maybe without the consequences that should have ensued—but they are not...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Aug 15, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Rehab, Dual Diagnosis, Mental health, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Imprisoning drug addicts doesn’t seem to have slowed down or reduced the spread of drug addiction, and it is costly. Research suggests that treating drug addicts instead is more effective and less costly, but not all addicts want to be treated, even if the alternative...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jul 25, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
We’re still in the midst of an opioid crisis (or an opioid epidemic, or opioid national emergency, depending upon with whom you speak). And while the US government has been criticized for not doing enough, it is doing some things. Among them is that the US. Food...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jul 18, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Many doctors, politicians and even patients overlook or resist one of the most effective treatments for drug abuse: medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with Suboxone (a tamper-resistant form of buprenorphine) or methadone. Seeing a patient rushed to the emergency room...
