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  • ‘Project Opioid’ Just Released a Huge Amount of Research on the Opioid Epidemic
    Monday, October 19th, 2020

    ‘Project Opioid’ Just Released a Huge Amount of Research on the Opioid Epidemic

    Starting today I will be informing people of the huge amount of data that was just released by an organization called “Project Opioid.” Project Opioid is a research and...
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  • Avoiding Covid-19 Outbreaks in Residential Treatment Settings
    Friday, October 16th, 2020

    Avoiding Covid-19 Outbreaks in Residential Treatment Settings

    On the 9th of October, a new study was released that details the different problems faced by residential substance use disorder clinics when it comes to Covid-19. The study...
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  • Physicians at Very High Risk of Substance Use Disorder
    Monday, October 12th, 2020

    Physicians at Very High Risk of Substance Use Disorder

    Physicians with substance use disorder who are actively using drugs can be a huge risk to themselves and their patients, especially with the high level of access to prescription...
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  • Future of Telehealth, a Primary Source of Mental Health Care, in Jeopardy
    Monday, October 12th, 2020

    Future of Telehealth, a Primary Source of Mental Health Care, in Jeopardy

    Telehealth, or the process of seeing a health care provider over the internet with a webcam, is under threat because insurance companies may not pay for the service going...
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  • The Missing Link in Substance Abuse Treatment: Patient Centered Care
    Thursday, October 8th, 2020

    The Missing Link in Substance Abuse Treatment: Patient Centered Care

    Patient-centered care is a good way to describe how medicine works for most people with most health problems. If you go to your family physician and a health problem...
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  • Barriers to Care for Parenting Women with Substance Use Disorder in Rural Areas
    Monday, October 5th, 2020

    Barriers to Care for Parenting Women with Substance Use Disorder in Rural Areas

    Late last week I wrote about some of the programs offered at the best drug rehabs in Florida and Alabama, and how those programs become even more critical for...
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  • Barriers to Care in Rural Drug Rehabilitation
    Friday, October 2nd, 2020

    Barriers to Care in Rural Drug Rehabilitation

    Earlier this week I wrote about the difficulties that the best drug rehabs in rural places like Florida and Alabama can face when it comes to barriers to care....
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  • Barriers to Care: Drug Rehabilitation in Alabama and Florida
    Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

    Barriers to Care: Drug Rehabilitation in Alabama and Florida

    In the substance use disorder treatment context, barriers to care come in many different forms. A barrier to care can be anything that keeps would-be patients away from the...
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  • Americans, Covid-19, and Recreational Drug Use: Part 1
    Thursday, September 24th, 2020

    Americans, Covid-19, and Recreational Drug Use: Part 1

    It is a strange time in America and the world right now. People feel alone, maybe more than ever. People are scared, for good reason. Earlier this week I...
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  • The Best Drug Rehab in Florida Just Got Hit by A Hurricane
    Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

    The Best Drug Rehab in Florida Just Got Hit by A Hurricane

    When Hurricane Sally ripped through the Florida panhandle, it was wet and very scary for many Florida residents. Those who live in the Florida Panhandle region faced real peril...
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  • The Current Coronavirus will be the Largest Mass Casualty Event in US History
    Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

    The Current Coronavirus will be the Largest Mass Casualty Event in US History

    The news does not get better from there. Around 4% of the world’s population are Americans. Around 20% of positive Covid-19 cases are American cases, and worst of all,...
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  • What did the Drug Maker of Suboxone do wrong?
    Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

    What did the Drug Maker of Suboxone do wrong?

    I will explain the facts of this case in this article today, and please read until the end when I put the nail in the coffin of Suboxone for...
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  • Changes During Covid-19 May Help Some with Substance Use Disorders
    Monday, September 21st, 2020

    Changes During Covid-19 May Help Some with Substance Use Disorders

    The best drug rehabs in Florida, specifically Florida Springs Wellness and Recover, follow all regulations when helping patients. That does not mean that major changes could not help them....
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  • Did Methadone and Suboxone Restrictions Ever Help Anyone?
    Monday, September 14th, 2020

    Did Methadone and Suboxone Restrictions Ever Help Anyone?

    The best drug rehab clinics in Florida and around the world are always looking for the best possible practices for helping people with opiate use disorder and substance use...
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  • Opioid Prescriptions Patterns Amid Opioid Epidemic
    Tuesday, September 1st, 2020

    Opioid Prescriptions Patterns Amid Opioid Epidemic

    In an era when groups for supporting people with substance use disorder are at an all-time high: Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Therapy, medication-assisted therapy, Telemedicine, In-patient treatment, intensive outpatient,...
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  • When Epidemics Collide Hidden Risks for Healthcare System
    Monday, August 31st, 2020

    When Epidemics Collide Hidden Risks for Healthcare System

    An editorial from a group of doctors that was just published sheds light on some hidden risks for the health care system and specifically the substance abuse recovery industry....
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  • Life Expectancy Dropping Due to Opioid Crisis
    Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

    Life Expectancy Dropping Due to Opioid Crisis

    According to new research aimed at curbing adolescent opioid use by better understanding the opioid epidemic in general, for the last 3 years, and for the first time in...
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  • Vulnerabilities of People with Substance Use Disorder at All Time High
    Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

    Vulnerabilities of People with Substance Use Disorder at All Time High

    During the Covid-19 epidemic in the United States, we have already discussed new studies linking Covid-19 to record overdose numbers. We have also seen research suggesting that the last...
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  • People with Addiction at Increased Risk During Pandemic
    Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

    People with Addiction at Increased Risk During Pandemic

    A few academic studies that have been published recently are confirming some of the concerns I have had since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak in the United States....
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  • Rural Addicts Face Withdrawal During Covid-19 Pandemic
    Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

    Rural Addicts Face Withdrawal During Covid-19 Pandemic

    People who work in Alabama rehabs and recovery centers for substance use disorders may be noticing a spike in admissions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Experts have recently published a...
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  • Opioid Epidemic Highlights Public Health Failures
    Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

    Opioid Epidemic Highlights Public Health Failures

    In this article, I will discuss the ways that public health responses have failed to meet the needs of the public, and I will attempt to analyze the ways...
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  • Experts Call for Easing Regulations on Substance Abuse Treatment During Covid-19
    Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

    Experts Call for Easing Regulations on Substance Abuse Treatment During Covid-19

    Over the last 30 days, a plethora of information has come from scientists on the terrible impact that Covid-19 is having on already at-risk populations. Both rural and urban...
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  • Could Music Therapy Help with Addiction and PTSD?
    Wednesday, August 12th, 2020

    Could Music Therapy Help with Addiction and PTSD?

    The best drug rehabs in Florida and elsewhere are always looking for innovative ways to help patients with substance use disorder. Florida Springs in Panama City, Florida includes a...
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  • Drug Company Behind Suboxone Settles with US Government
    Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

    Drug Company Behind Suboxone Settles with US Government

    I recently wrote about the groundbreaking lawsuits that were won against Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, for deceptive marketing that cost many people their lives. Suboxone, a drug...
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  • How Long Does It Take to Sober Up?
    Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

    How Long Does It Take to Sober Up?

    This is another question that I found from looking at common google search terms, and I find it fascinating. I imagine that most people are asking how long it...
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  • How Long Does Morphine Stay in Your System?
    Monday, August 10th, 2020

    How Long Does Morphine Stay in Your System?

    Morphine is an opioid and like other opioid painkillers, the answer to “how long does morphine stay in your system” is not exceptionally long, and most of the timeless...
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  • How Long Does Percocet Stay in Your System?
    Tuesday, August 4th, 2020

    How Long Does Percocet Stay in Your System?

    A cursory glance at google searches about opiate medications tells me that there are a lot of people asking the question, “How long does Percocet stay in your system?”...
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  • Do Alcoholics and Addicts Have Bad Teeth?
    Monday, August 3rd, 2020

    Do Alcoholics and Addicts Have Bad Teeth?

    I came across a study recently that looked at the severity of oral hygiene problems and tooth and gum damage in patients with different types of addiction. The study...
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  • Can You Measure the Severity of Alcoholism or Drug Addiction?
    Monday, August 3rd, 2020

    Can You Measure the Severity of Alcoholism or Drug Addiction?

    In many cases, the friends and family members of a person with substance use disorder are left in the unenviable position of trying to evaluate their loved one’s disease....
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  • Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
    Friday, July 31st, 2020

    Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders

    I recently came across an interesting article from the Ohio State University Department of Family Medicine. It speaks to some of the important steps that healthcare staff must take...
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