The race is on to create the next big powerful painkiller, but will these new drugs increase the already startling abuse rates here in the US? Prescription painkillers are big business in the US, with pharmaceutical companies racing to provide the next big thing to bring in huge profits from an overmedicated American public. Now […]
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As we celebrate our country’s top leaders both past and present it’s worth taking a look at what they’ve done to help further the cause of substance abuse treatment. In the month we celebrate our presidents past and present in the United States, it seems only appropriate for those of us in the recovery community […]
Are dentists proving to be a new source of prescription meds in a time when the rate of painkiller addiction continues to rise? As prescription addiction has become an increasing problem in the U.S., the focus has been on medical doctors doling out pain meds to those who no longer need the medication for its […]