by Valiant | Jul 30, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
According to the study almost half of all the fatal narcotic painkiller overdose cases in the USA involved patients on Medicaid, a government funded health program, and these patients used multiple pharmacies to fill prescriptions. Using more than one pharmacy at the...
by Valiant | Jul 30, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
Recent figures and details have caused many to describe the rates as alarmingly high. In the past higher mortality rates among former prisoners was high but no efforts were made to determine why this was the case or to perform an in depth investigation of this. In the...
by Valiant | May 22, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
The researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health discovered that the frequency of emergency room visits can be a very strong predictor of prescription drug overdose deaths. The researchers determined that patients who visited the local...
by Valiant | May 4, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Drug abuse, Prescription drug abuse
The number of newborn infants in the USA who are suffering from drug withdrawal due to maternal drug abuse during pregnancy has gone up considerably, nearly quadrupling since 2004 according to researchers. Neonatal abstinence syndrome is the name for the condition...
by Valiant | May 1, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, relapse prevention
Many people believe that relapse has to be part of the substance abuse recovery process but this is not necessarily true. Some people have successfully beat their addictions the first time that they go through a residential inpatient program, others may relapse...
by Valiant | Apr 27, 2015 | Addiction treatment, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, relapse prevention
1. Cost- Every substance abuse treatment program will have a specific cost involved, and some will be much higher than others. Evaluate not just the price but what you get for this amount in order to make the best choice for your circumstances and situation. 2....
