Codeine is an opioid pain reliever that can be used to manage pain caused by both short-term and long-term conditions. When used as prescribed, codeine is generally safe, but a few unsafe behaviors can quickly turn a prescription into a serious health risk. These behaviors include taking too much codeine or mixing it with other …
Drugs and alcohol often serve as a crutch that helps people get through life’s most stressful situations. People who have been sober for years can suddenly develop an addiction after experiencing a major stressor, such as losing a loved one. Or, you might have been slowly increasing your substance use as life’s stresses increased over …
Facing an addiction can lead to multiple challenges in your life as you try to overcome it. After all, you have to get away from the addiction since it’ll prevent you from focusing on other parts and responsibilities of your life. Depending on the type and severity of the drug addiction, you may need rehab …
Prescription drugs are strong medications. This is why you cannot just purchase them over the counter. Even if prescription drugs are beneficial in certain circumstances, their potency poses some serious risks for patients, including addiction. Doctors Must Weigh the Benefits and Risks of Prescription Drugs Doctors have to consider the benefits and risks to each …
Why should a person use buprenorphine for opioid addiction? Buprenorphine is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from the opium plant. It’s a partial narcotic, meaning it doesn’t activate the brain’s mu opioid receptor as completely as other full opioids do, including heroin, oxycodone and fentanyl. It’s also much longer-acting than most opioids are, except for methadone, …
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