Category: Methadone Rehab

A new study published in the journal Addiction in December 2011 says that those who take methadone have an increased risk of car accident than do those who do not regularly take the medication. Whether it is prescribed for opiate addiction treatment or for pain [...]

You went to the doctor with a chronic pain issue: your back, the recurrence of an old injury, an acute injury caused by an accident or surgery. The prescription you got worked in the beginning, but then you needed a higher dosage in order to [...]

Prescription drug addiction is a huge problem in every region of the United States. Rural areas and urban areas, men and women, young and old – there is no group or culture or geographic location in our country that is safe from the rapidly growing [...]

Prescription drug addiction is an ongoing problem in every state in the country and different states are brainstorming on how they can catch those who are abusing the system and identify those who need prescription drug addiction treatment before they enable someone else into addiction [...]

It’s not easy for police officers and other law enforcement officials to figure out the best way to deal with drug and alcohol addiction in those they arrest for breaking the law. Is the first priority the crime that was committed or the drug addiction, [...]

In North America, there are a few different factions when it comes to determining how to handle the drug addiction and drug abuse in the community. Some want to increase education, outreach and prevention tactics while others want to increase the punishments for those who [...]