Can vaping e-cigarettes cause seizures? The FDA thinks it's possible. Vaping flavored nicotine is a relatively new phenomenon without case studies or long-term research into the effects. One thing we know is that nicotine is an addictive substance that can cause a lot of changes in the user, especially once they are addicted. Proponents in
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office recently charged the co-founder and former executives of an addiction treatment network, accusing them of profiting off addicts by fraudulently billing insurance companies to the tune of 44 million dollars in insurance money for treatment, with little interest in helping addicted clients get clean and sober. The charges announced by
Recovering from addiction requires the help of an active support community, family and friends. But not everyone who needs this kind of assistance has the support systems in place. This is why Lucien Izraylov, an addiction counselor who is also a recovering addict has created an app that can help those without support structures to
On Tuesday, the FDA continued its investigation and crackdown on bad actors within the pharmaceutical industry by sending a warning letter sent to drug distributor McKessson. The sternly-worded letter accuses the opioid distrubitor of shipping "illegitimate" product. This is the first time the FDA has taken formal enforcement action to curb abuse. The letter from
Over the past several years, the media has paid a lot of attention to the opioid epidemic, without noting another silent killer: the over-prescription of benzodiazepines. Benzos prescriptions such as Klonopin, Xanax, and Ativan, used primarily to help with anxiety disorders, have been rising steadily. Research shows they are increasingly prescribed for off-label use, without
Over the past decade, an alarming number of people have begun to consume drugs like Spice, K2, and synthetic marijuana. When a state or federal agency outlaws the drugs, a new synthesis is often created. Sometimes that synthesis has a component that kills, sometimes it makes the user hallucinate or have seizures. But the price
In Richmond, Virginia, the police department now partners with people in long-term recovery to get them clean and sober. Richmond’s Addiction Uncuffed is a nonprofit that provides peer recovery specialists who want to help people get clean and sober. They start off by offering them assistance getting into treatment. Modeled After the Angel Program The
This week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Gina Raimondo's took a tour of the facilities for inmates and people involved in the post-incarceration program. Gov. Raimondo then participated in a roundtable discussion about the state's medication-assisted treatment program. Introduced in 2017, the program offers inmates in the prison system, also called AC)
An alarming uptick of amphetamine use, such as crystal meth and speed, has quietly taken center stage for some hospitals also struggling with opioids abuse. Between 2008 and 2015, Amphetamine-related hospitalizations jumped by about 245%, according to the American Medical Association’s latest report. The increase is a startling reminder that the addiction epidemic isn’t isolated
A treatment program in Middlesex, Pennsylvania received recognition for their comprehensive addiction program, one of the few in the United States to provide medication-assisted treatment in jails. The program, officially known as Medication-Assisted Treatment and Directed Opioid Recovery (MATADOR), has been recognized by the National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care
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