Plastic Surgery and Opioid Addiction
Recently renowned actress Jamie Lee Curtis opened up about celebrating her 20 years of being sober. In the Variety “Recovery Issue” Curtis detailed the start of her painkiller addiction stemming from a plastic surgery procedure. After an offhand comment made by a cameraman on set, Curtis decided to go under the knife for a minor…
Dangerous Mix of Alcohol and Muscle Relaxers
Mixing different kinds of drugs can be dangerous and lead to severe side effects that can have a long-lasting impact on a person’s health. Alcohol and muscle relaxers can be a deadly combination which can impair the individual’s functioning to dangerous levels. Mixing alcohol and muscle relaxants can lead to extreme sedation, decreased cognitive abilities,…
Meditation for Chronic Pain
With the opioid epidemic continuing to rise in the U.S., people are concerned about the dangers of painkillers even for those using them for medical reasons. In the past, people with chronic pain would be prescribed opioids regularly to help them cope with their symptoms. Now that medical professionals and even the general public are…
Opioids and New Moms
As the opioid crisis continues to grow and more people are concerned about the dangers of painkillers, new mothers also need to consider whether they should use opioids for pain or avoid them completely. It is common for doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers to help women with postpartum pain especially if they have a c…
Fentanyl – A Serious Threat
As the opioid epidemic has reached an all time high in the U.S., rates of overdose have increased to a staggering 200 people a day. With a record number of opioid-related deaths it is important for addiction and health experts to identify key issues that may be contributing to these numbers, one of which is…
Benzo Prescription Abuse is Back and Booming
Although opioids are the main focus of the nation’s health crisis, other prescription drugs are also causing high rates of addictions. Benzodiazepines like Xanax, Valium and Ativan are designed to help ease anxiety but the effects that they have on body and mind can be incredibly addictive. Physicians have been prescribing more and more of…
Opioid Withdrawal
Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms, Treatment & More Opioid Withdrawal – The opioid crisis is becoming a more pressing problem every day and it is crucial for people to get the treatment they need to overcome opioid pill addictions. The first step to recovery from opioid addiction is detox and some might feel intimidated by the idea of…
Millennials and Baby Boomers Hit Hard by the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid crisis has affected our entire nation with staggeringly high rates of overdoses and alarming increases in instances of abuse. However, certain demographics are being hit especially hard by the opioid epidemic and are struggling to cope with rampant addiction and abuse. A recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health discovered…
Stimulant Crisis – Adderall and Ritalin
Addiction has become a growing problem throughout the nation and it is not only opioids that are causing a health crisis. A recent documentary sheds light on the rampant abuse of stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin especially on college campuses. Addiction to these kinds of medications can be a dangerous problem for young people trying…
Acupuncture For Opioid Recovery
With so many people in the U.S. struggling with opioid addiction, it is not surprising that many are looking for alternative therapy options that can help overcome prescription pill dependency. Opioid pill addiction has become a devastating epidemic throughout the country and it is important to explore as many recovery options as possible to help…
