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VIVITROL: AN IMPERFECT WONDER DRUG
How Vivitrol Works It’s important to understand how the main medications for addiction work. There are two types; Agonists and Antagonists. Agonists are medications that contain trace elements of opiates within them. They work by weaning the former addict from the...
What You Need to Know About Flakka a Newer Version of Bath Salts
Flakka has been in the news since 2014 when reports of a new form of bath salts that give extreme highs started going around. Flakka is also known as zombie drug, due to the hallucinations and the altered state of mind that is characteristic of the drug. So, What is...
Smoking in Rehab Means Half the Battle is Lost Already
Should clients in substance abuse rehabs for heroin or other opiate/opioid addiction be allowed to use methamphetamine or cocaine? Of course not, they are illegal, highly addictive, and detrimental to their health. How about marijuana? That’s absurd. Not only is it...
What Is Dilantin, and How Is It Used and Abused?
Dilantin was developed at the turn of the 20th century as an anticonvulsant medication. It’s an effective drug to prevent seizures, especially the types that affect the whole brain (also called tonic-clonic). But it’s also effective to treat partial seizures....
Promethazine Abuse: Side Effects, Withdrawal, and Treatment
Promethazine is used in medical applications for sedation, as a sleeping pill and for treating allergic reactions. It is an antihistamine, which can treat nausea and vomiting as well as motion sickness. It is given to patients before and after surgery to make them...
Keppra: What Is It And Can Someone Abuse It?
Keppra (levetiracetam) is a type of anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. This medication comes in both extended release and immediate release forms. The main reason a doctor would prescribe Keppra is for treating seizures in children and adults. The are various forms...
Losartan Use, Abuse, Effects & Withdrawal Symptoms
Losartan is a type of antihypertensive medication. The brand name for this medication is Cozaar. It is in the angiotensin II receptor agonists class. When someone takes Losartan, it causes their blood vessels to stop constricting. This allows increased blood flow...
Meloxicam Abuse, Side Effects & Addiction
Meloxicam is a type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The brand name for this drug is Mobic. It is similar to NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen. Sometimes this medication can be prescribed for treating pain that is generally moderate to severe. It is good option...
Resolve to End Substance Abuse in the New Year
It is a new year, and that traditionally is a time for resolutions, for a fresh start, but most of New Year’s resolutions made in January fail by the end of the second week of February. According to Don Stenhoff and Adam Hahs of Arizona State University’s Master’s in...
The Risks Behind Shooting or Injecting Suboxone
Buprenorphine, also known as Suboxone, was approved by the FDA in 2002. This drug is given to those who struggled with an addiction to opioids. It is meant to help them to overcome their substance abuse disorder. In recent years, there has been an increase, even...