By Tamarra Kemsley Running diagonally from New England all the way down to northern Georgia and Alabama, the Appalachian region of the United States is a treasure trove of scenic trails and roads winding through forest-coated hillsides. Beneath that pristine canopy of leaves, however, many residents are caught in a battle for their lives. From […]
By David Heitz When a high school athlete ends up in the emergency room with a broken bone, often that event becomes their introduction to opioids. The next thing you know, they are that “regular kid who turned to heroin.” Fortunately, help is available for everyone. And guess what? Elderly people who end up in […]
With more and more people losing their lives to opioid addiction each year, finding a solution to the worst drug crisis in American history continues to be a priority. Ever since the release of OxyContin in the mid-90s, opioids have risen to become one of the leading causes of preventable death with some sources claiming […]
What’s the root cause of our nation’s burgeoning opioid epidemic? A lot of it could be traced back to the prescribing habits of doctors. That’s according to research presented in May at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting in Orlando. Take, for example, sprained ankles. In a news release from Perelman School of […]
A study published recently in the Journal of Social Work in Public Health showed that even opioid users, who come to rehab with even greater challenges than users of many other substances, fare well and maintain recovery after treatment. The research, by Foundations Recovery Network clinician Siobhan A. Morse and others, found “More similarities than […]
