Marijuana has been put forward as something of a ‘wonder’ solution for many ailments. Many people have even suggested that marijuana has merit as a ‘substitute’ for opioids as a means of curbing opioid dependency. Now it seems that medically-prescribed marijuana does nothing to help those suffering from the misery of reliance upon opioids from …
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The current opioid crisis in the USA is having a severely detrimental effect on many aspects of community and commercial life. The construction industry has been hardest hit, with massive losses to the pool of available workers due to opioid addiction. Now a few organizations in Massachusetts are taking steps to raise awareness. The contribution …
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Just after the turn of the century, medical professionals began to be taught that a patient being in pain was as serious as a patient having high blood pressure or difficulty in breathing. Many doctors provided solutions for those suffering from long-term pain, and in the majority of cases, that solution was a prescribed opioid. …
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Despite efforts by both national and federal agencies, the opioid crisis shows no signs of abating, and that appears to be significantly true in Minneapolis. In a recent report, the police in Minneapolis issued figures that counted 65 overdoses in the area in just nine days. In better news, only one of those overdose incidents …
There can no longer be any uncertainty – the entire country is right in the middle of an opioid crisis. What is uncertain though, is why the opioid crisis seems to be hitting women particularly hard. There’s no disputing the figures. Between 1999 and 2016 the death rate as a result of overdoses from prescription …
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Finally, it seems, the people in charge are beginning to take the opioid crisis seriously – and it’s about time too as around 70,000 adults die each year from opioid-related overdoses. Four bills are set to be introduced by the state of Connecticut, all aimed at curbing the number of opioid-related fatalities within the state. …
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Laura Solomon discusses solutions for the Opiate Crisis focusing on Detox Under IV Sedation, at a recent Livingston County Sunrise Rotary group meeting. Ms. Solomon is the Director of Patient Services for Advanced Rapid Detox. [arve url=”https://youtu.be/GY-HMFmuNU8″ description=”Laura Solomon discusses solutions for the Opiate Crisis focusing on Detox Under IV Sedation, at a recent Livingston …
There is a new national effort aimed at combatting the problems of opioid addiction and overdose deaths, and the state of Kentucky is the latest state in the US to take part, supported by an $87 million grant allocated by the federal government. The $87 million will be shared between the Kentucky Cabinet for Health …