Tips for Treating Opioid Withdrawal
The human brain has its own special opioid receptors that are there to attach to the body’s naturally occurring opioid-like substances. These natural opioids are pumped out by the brain…
The Difference Between Hydrocodone and Oxycodone
Hydrocodone vs. oxycodone, or, to use their commercial brand names, Vicodin vs. Percocet, is in some ways a scientific hair-splitting if you consider how highly addictive both of these semi-synthetic…
Signs of Fentanyl Abuse
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, meaning it is created in a laboratory. Like so many pharmaceutical drugs, fentanyl was originally intended exclusively for medical use. Unsurprisingly, this highly addictive opioid…
Choosing an Opioid Rehab Center
Choosing an opioid treatment center for yourself or someone you love can be a daunting task. The rise of the opioid epidemic and the increase in substance abuse during the…
Seeking Treatment for Fentanyl Addiction
Fentanyl has been around for a while, but it’s in the news more and more as our opioid crisis worsens. This medication is a synthetic narcotic 50 to 100 times…
What Happens During Opioid Detox
Opioid addiction rates have risen since the late 1990s when reassurances that patients could not become addicted to prescription opioid painkillers turned out to be dangerously false. Today, there are…
How Does Naloxone Work?
Unfortunately, we are living in an opioid epidemic. Countless people have battled an opioid addiction. In many cases, this addiction starts with prescription medications. Opioid medications remain the first-line treatment…
Pennsylvania Opioid Epidemic
Among the various issues facing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania today, the opioid epidemic is among the worst. Both legal and illegal opioids have the potential to cause serious damage to…