by Valiant | Oct 16, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, medical studies
A new study using mice shows why binge drinking can lead to alcoholism, and the culprit may be an enzyme that is malfunctioning. Research scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine performed a mouse study and the results show that the malfunctioning enzyme...
by Valiant | Oct 12, 2015 | medical studies
Medical experts and health professionals are raising concerns about opioid use among older and elderly patients who have breathing problems and a condition called COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These concerns have led to a new study on the subject,...
by Valiant | Oct 9, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use, Prescription drug abuse
A recent study undertaken by Vanderbilt University researchers shows that babies who have neonatal abstinence syndrome have a risk of being readmitted to the hospital within the first month that is 2.5 times higher than healthy babies during the same period. This...
by Valiant | Oct 5, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, heroin use, Prescription drug abuse
The CDC recently declared that there was a national opioid epidemic, and addiction disorders that involve opioid based medications or opioid based street drugs like heroin tend to benefit from the use of certain medications as well as typical psychosocial treatments....
by Valiant | Oct 2, 2015 | Addiction treatment, heroin use
Heroin abuse carries a very real risk of overdose which can lead to death, but there is a possible solution that more law enforcement and emergency first responders are being trained to use. Naloxone is a drug that can counteract heroin in the system, reversing an...
