Addiction Blog

As the U. S. opioid epidemic reaches new levels, scientists have been tagged to create a solution. The crisis, which has become a major story in the last years, needs more than simple “just say no” slogan campaigns. While many like to paint the problem as one developed by free will and poor choices, addiction…

  As the American opioid epidemic continues to worsen, new stories are coming clear about its severity. According to the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, hospital emergency departments are seeing a massive increase in opioid overdose cases. From July 2016-September 2017, a CC report known as Vital Signs shone a light on the significance…

The city of New York sued eight drug companies for $500 million, blaming them for the opioid epidemic that has killed more people than the combined deaths attributed to car accidents and homicides. New York is one of the most populous cities in the US. In 2016, more than 1,100 deaths were caused by opioid-induced…

In 2016, Florida experienced a 35-percent rise in the number of deaths due to opioid abuse. This has led to legislators looking over the options to combat this rising tide of drug addiction which affects those who are hooked on opioids and their children as well. Opioids have powerful addictive qualities and many who have…

When you are trying to lookout for an opiate addict, it might not be as hard as it seems. Unlike other addictions, opiate has this obvious vibe around the addicts. There are withdrawal symptoms as the addict has been trying to control or hasn’t had an opportunity to take his dose. This pushes them to…

  Opioid abuse and addiction can start in different ways, and one of these is the temptation that leftover opioids present. With roughly billions of unused opioid prescriptions left in American medicine cabinets and sock drawers, individuals have easy access to these addictive drugs. Even holiday party attendees can raid these hiding places and get…

  Kratom has been hailed as a natural, miracle cure for heroin addiction, providing a means for those addicted to heroin a real path towards releasing themselves from the hold that the drug puts on its victims. However, kratom has also been called highly addictive as well and some believe that it is simply trading…

U. S. public health officials have said that the opioid epidemic is not getting any better. Testifying at a Senate hearing, Dr. Debra Houry, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, and other public health officials said that opioid addiction in America has taken a turn…

The opioid epidemic is on the rise and is showing no signs of stopping, yet another player has joined the game and is making it even more dangerous: Gray Death. Its name sounds ominous, but you wouldn’t know it just by looking at the drug itself. It looks a lot like concrete mix at first…

A study was conducted about opioid poisoning and the results found an increase in the number of young children and teenagers being victims of ingesting these painkiller drugs that were supposedly for the medication of other members of the family. This was revealed by head of the study, postdoctoral fellow, Julie Gaither, from Yale School…

A couple of months ago, the powerful sedative, Carfentanil, was all over the Internet. The powerful drug was being linked to the numerous deaths from overdose in the Midwest. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has declared that this is the most potent opioid sold commercially on a global scale. This synthetic opioid is considered 10,000…