You may think that once someone has overdosed on an opioid and has been brought back from the brink of death, that would be sufficient to persuade them that enough is enough, and that it is time that they seek treatment for their addiction. Sadly, this is not the case. Most people who overdose on …
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It’s long been agreed that there are two main ways of treating the current opioid epidemic in the United States. The first is the regulation of suppliers in order to protect consumers, and the second is the intervention of the government to help people cope with the addiction. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees that either or …
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Opiates are very effective at pain relief. So effective in fact that they have been used as pain relief for centuries. Modern advances in chemistry have now created opiate-based medicines that are more effective than they ever have been, but there is one major issue – opiates are very, very addictive. Before we examine what …
Fentanyl – a synthetic opioid that’s around fifty to one hundred times more potent than heroin – is a problem in itself, but now it is causing potentially life threatening issues to people who are not even aware that they are taking it. Fentanyl is increasingly being found mixed in with other narcotics, most commonly …
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The Texas opioid epidemic, over the past four years or so, turned into a genuine and very deadly epidemic. Now it has been announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has granted a staggering $2.66 million to the Texas Department of State Health Services with the aim of helping local departments and providers …
Read more Lone Star State to Receive Significant Funding to Fight Texas Opioid Epidemic
Ohio has been one of the states hit hardest by the opioid epidemic. The Buckeye state recently announced an investment of $8 million over the next two years to help companies as well as unemployed workers in 16 of the hardest hit Ohio counties deal with issues related to opioid addiction. Shocking Stats Related to …
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In a continued effort to help fight the opioid crisis, President Trump recently signed a new law that will hopefully begin to curb the devastation that these drugs have had on families around the country. The bill focuses on boosting research into alternative painkilling drugs that do not contain opioids and are thus not addictive, …
The opioid epidemic is causing harm to individuals from all backgrounds. The fight against the opioid epidemic is continuing to get stronger and stronger, which is a great thing! In fact, the tech industry is now getting involved in the fight by using blockchain to fight the opioid crisis. At Advanced Rapid Detox, we wanted …
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