by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Nov 21, 2018 | Chapters Blog
Some drug testing does not test the drug in bodies but instead tests for the existence of metabolites, which are substances produced by metabolism. Studying these metabolic changes can help people determine when users took the drugs. Often, drugs will remain in...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Nov 21, 2018 | Chapters Blog
In 2016 the-US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. It was intended as akin to an earlier Surgeon General’s 1964 report on Smoking and Health, and included the statement that...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Nov 20, 2018 | Chapters Blog
As of this date, there are already numerous states in the US which legalized the use of marijuana. Those who approved its medicinal use argue that legalizing cannabis is the way to go because the marijuana plant has substances that may aid treatment of a range of...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Nov 16, 2018 | Chapters Blog
is one of the more commonly abused substances. There are several users who even end up addicted to the drug. While many would suggest that marijuana is far from being addictive, these people have clearly not experienced sleepless nights due to cravings of that small...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Nov 14, 2018 | Chapters Blog
On Nov. 2, the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid Dsuvia, a sublingual tablet (it is placed under the tongue until it dissolves, providing faster pain relief than intravenous or swallowed tablet painkillers) five-to-10 times stronger than fentanyl...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Nov 13, 2018 | Chapters Blog
People suffering from anxiety are sometimes given the anti-anxiety medication Buspar or buspirone. Many consider it to be a low risk for addiction and it is believed to be very effective. But this is not the entire truth about the drug. Just like a lot of...
