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...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jul 11, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Last month the US House of Representatives, cognizant that all 435 members are up for re-election in November – with very little to show for it legislatively – passed more than 50 bills dealing with the opioid epidemic and drug abuse in general. Despite the number of...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Apr 25, 2018 | Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Everybody has an opinion, but opinions aren’t facts. Ideally, polls can determine what those opinions are, but the data is sometimes hard to interpret. The best pollsters and analysts are honest, but sometimes questions can be slanted to record the desired...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Apr 11, 2018 | Chapters Blog, Dual Diagnosis, Treatment Centers
It cannot be overstressed or repeated often enough: Substance use disorder (SUD) and mental illness are often co-morbid or co-occurring. It also is known as a dual diagnosis which is best treated with dual diagnosis addiction treatment. According to the National...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Mar 21, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
According to historical legend, the Gordian knot was a knot so difficult that it was impossible to unravel. Alexander the Great solved the problem by cutting it with a sword. You could consider that as either cheating, taking the easy way out, or practical, creative....
