Opioids

Each year, the President of the United States delivers a constitutionally required “State of the Union” address to Congress. These days, it’s a staged television event wherein the President lays out their priorities and agenda, announces bold new initiatives, and tries to bolster public support. Invariably, they declare the state…

Samantha had always been a social butterfly. She was the life of every party, and her infectious laughter could fill any room. However, as she got older, Samantha started to experiment with drugs. It started with just a little weed, but soon she was dabbling in cocaine and other harder…

We’re making progress in ending opioid overdose deaths, but can we do much more? Narcan shows that we can. — Disclaimer: The author of this article is not a medical professional, nor are they providing any medical advice. Please speak to a healthcare provider to seek any further information on the topics expressed in this article. It is pretty hard to access the life-saving, and quite frankly miracle drug that…

If you have substance use disorder or suffer from alcoholism but want to stop drinking or using drugs, you may have thought about stopping cold turkey. That’s when you abruptly stop using the substance you’re addicted to. While it is commendable to want to quit drinking or using drugs, the…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed suit against a Maryland doctor who allegedly illegally distributed opioids to patients. In an April 12 statement, the DOJ attorneys involved describe over a dozen criminal counts that the Maryland doctor has been charged with. According to the DOJ, Dr. Ndubuisi Joseph…

If you’re taking prescription pills for pain, anxiety, or sleep, medical marijuana may be a gentler and effective alternative. — First: Happy 4–20! Second, I am not a loadie from way back. I didn’t use cannabis much when I was young, even though it seemed as if it was everywhere, all the time, just like cocaine and booze. Meth came a little bit later on. We can talk about the…

If this were about saving human lives, tobacco and alcohol would be outlawed. According to the WHO, “Almost six million people die from tobacco use and 2.5 million from harmful use of alcohol each year worldwide”. Today, I received news of the FDA’s decision to add more warning labels to…

And it’s driving me batty. Luckily, I have help. — I have stopped taking kratom 31.3.2023. It was a shock hearing from my psychiatrist how serious drug it is and after a terrible, horrible, no-good attempt to come off it cold turkey, I have been slowly tapering off over the course of a month. (She initially wanted me to go…

Has it really been five years?! I can hardly believe it has been five years since Brodie died. It does not seem possible that that much time has passed. I remember the call like it was yesterday.