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Every so often, a new trend in treatment hits the drug rehab community and sets everyone a buzz – the more controversial, the better. One of the latest has got it all: projectile vomiting, Buddhist monks and a secret tonic. And it’s all in the [...]

Across the United States, prescription misuse, abuse and addiction are at record high levels. Over the last decade, pharmaceutical sales for painkillers have doubled. In 2010, pharmacies around the country sold 69 tons of oxycodone (the main ingredient in the opioid painkiller OxyContin and Percocet) [...]

Over the years, doctors and nurses have noticed that opiate-addicted patients have an especially hard time when treated for pain management. Almost nothing will mitigate their pain, even strong narcotic medications. This may be due in part to the fact that their drug of choice [...]

Friends can be the greatest help when it comes to recovery but they can also be the worst influences in life, depending on the situation. In the rehab world, this has been understood for many years; individuals undergoing treatment are encouraged to no longer spend [...]

Kentucky legislators will continue debating House Bill 4, which addresses ways to reel in the prescription drug problem faced by the state. The House Speaker Greg Stumbo threw his whole support behind the bill and urged his fellow lawmakers to vote in favor of the [...]

The organization Operation UNITE, located in eastern Kentucky, arranged the very first National Rx Drug Summit to bring together politicians, organizations and professionals who deal with this issue everyday. The event drew many high-ranking political officials, many of whom gave speeches on the prescription drug [...]

Until recently, alcoholism was viewed by most of society as a black or white subject with no grey area. Most believe that either someone is an alcoholic or they are not. However, many psychologists are starting to view the problem a little differently now. They [...]

In the northwestern United States, in areas such as Washington State, the death toll due to heroin overdose has been rising steadily each year. The drug is being used by more and more people and in more potent forms. In fact, some individuals are dying [...]

Until the past couple of decades, alcoholism was considered an issue of willpower – or a lack thereof. Currently, it is viewed as a disease, one that can be healed with treatment. This shift in perspective allowed the world at large to stop viewing addicts [...]

The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and the Partnership at Drugfree.org released a survey recently in which 10 percent of Americans polled said that they considered themselves to be in addiction recovery – that means that about 23.5 million [...]