Advanced Rapid Detox https://advancedrapiddetox.com/ Rapid Opiate Detox Specialists Fri, 27 May 2022 13:20:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-ard-favicon-2-32x32.jpg Advanced Rapid Detox https://advancedrapiddetox.com/ 32 32 NC Lawmakers Grappling with How Best to Spend Opioid Settlement Money https://advancedrapiddetox.com/nc-lawmakers-grappling-with-how-best-to-spend-opioid-settlement-money/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:59:59 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11276 The initial payments from a multi-state opioid lawsuit settlement totaling $26 billion are scheduled to be made available before the summer of 2022. Already interested parties in North Carolina are finding it hard to agree how the money should be divided between the groups who have declared themselves in need of funding. During the period …

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]]> New Drug Offers Potential Alternative to Addictive Opioid Painkillers https://advancedrapiddetox.com/new-drug-offers-potential-alternative-to-addictive-opioid-painkillers/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:12:06 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11273 There are over 50 million people in the US who currently have to cope with the debilitating effects of chronic pain. Dealing with chronic pain issues is complex as each case is unique and needs an individual treatment plan. Because of this complexity and other constraints physicians are too quick to administer the common “cure-all” …

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]]> Could Virtual Reality Provide Pain Relief Similar to Opioids? https://advancedrapiddetox.com/could-virtual-reality-provide-pain-relief-similar-to-opioids/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:47:28 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11270 The general definition of chronic pain is pain that lasts for at least three months without relief. Chronic pain is also one of the main causes of extended periods of disability in the United States with 50 million people being affected. The most common solution for people who are suffering from chronic pain is painkillers, …

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]]> Social Media Posts Show Risks of Social Media for Judge in Recent Opioid Case https://advancedrapiddetox.com/social-media-posts-show-risks-of-social-media-for-judge-in-recent-opioid-case/ Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:39:12 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11267 A judge in Tennessee whose social media posts on Facebook resulted in him being removed from the bench during an opioids-related lawsuit brought about by local government fell foul of one of the oldest rules in the book, according to judicial ethics experts. The Circuit Court Judge in question – Jonathan Lee Young – seemed …

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]]> Older Americans Often Forgotten When It Comes to the Opioid Epidemic https://advancedrapiddetox.com/older-americans-often-forgotten-when-it-comes-to-the-opioid-epidemic/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 12:22:54 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11229 Between May 2020 and April 2021, over 100,000 deaths in the US were as a result of drug overdoses. This is according to data supplied by the National Center for Health Statistics. It is usually thought that people under the age of 30 are those most likely to die from drug overdoses—almost thought of as …

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]]> Study Finds More Than One Million Years Lost as Teens and Young Adults Died from Drug Overdoses in Last Four Years https://advancedrapiddetox.com/study-finds-more-than-one-million-years-lost-as-teens-and-young-adults-died-from-drug-overdoses-in-last-four-years/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:09:15 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11226 There is no good news associated with the opioid epidemic that is currently sweeping across the United States. Some new reports regarding the opioid epidemic though are more depressing than others. For example, a recent study has uncovered the highly depressing statistic that more than 200,000 teenage and adolescent (from the ages of 10 to …

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]]> Drug Overdoses Continue to Rise – Here’s Why https://advancedrapiddetox.com/drug-overdoses-continue-to-rise-heres-why/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:33:05 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11222 Drug overdoses—including opioid-related overdoses—now kill more than 100,000 US citizens per year according to the latest figures released. That’s more than the number of people who die as a result of fatal gunshots wounds or road traffic accidents combined! This is also an increasing number. Fatal drug overdoses in 2015 numbered around 20,000 and experts …

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]]> Why is Fentanyl so Addictive and Dangerous? https://advancedrapiddetox.com/why-is-fentanyl-so-addictive-and-dangerous/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:25:35 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11218 If you were to ask anyone what the most addictive and dangerous opioid is, there’s a fair chance that heroin would be their guess. While heroin is certainly one of the most addictive and dangerous opioids available, it does not claim the number one spot on what is a very unfortunate list. That dubious honor …

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]]> Report Finds Opioid Epidemic Costs the US $1 Trillion Each Year https://advancedrapiddetox.com/advanced-rapid-detox-report-finds-opioid-epidemic-costs-the-us-1-trillion-each-year/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 12:46:36 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11206 When someone asks, “How much does the opioid epidemic cost?”, they are often talking about its effects on our country, communities, and economy. It is important for us all to understand just how devastating opioid addiction can be. Even if addiction starts because of prescription misuse, it can lead to long-term losses on which it …

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]]> Drug Companies to Pay Nearly $600 Million to US Native American Tribes Due to Opioids https://advancedrapiddetox.com/advanced-rapid-detox-drug-companies-to-pay-nearly-600-million-to-us-native-american-tribes-due-to-opioids/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:14:59 +0000 https://advancedrapiddetox.com/?p=11203 The three largest U.S. drug distributors (McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health) along with drug maker Johnson & Johnson have agreed to pay $590 million to resolve claims made by hundreds of Native American tribes. The Tribes claim these companies fueled an opioid epidemic in their communities. The early February 2022 ruling came after the distributors …

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