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Varying Painkiller Prescribing Practices in Hospitals Examined

Interventions and Treatment, Opioids, Prescription Drugs

Emergency departments and doctors’ offices are traditionally where many people get their prescription painkillers. Because of this, policy makers and healthcare officials have taken a closer look at physicians when it comes to the prescription narcotic problem in the United States. For instance, many hospitals have instituted policies where doctors do not give more than […]

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Viewing Opioid Addiction as a Public Health Problem

Drug Addiction, Heroin, Intervention Services Blog, Interventions and Treatment, Opioids, Prescription Drugs

One of the most challenging barriers to overcome when it comes to handling an addiction is the stigma and misunderstandings attached to being an addict. People who have substance use disorders are often viewed as poor, uneducated, minority males who are also criminals. However, this is simply not true. In fact, according to JAMA Psychiatry,

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Research Explains Why Cocaine Addicts Display Risky Behavior

Addiction, Interventions and Treatment, Lifestyle

One of the more serious, yet under-acknowledged, side effects of cocaine use is the risky behavior that can arise after using the drug. Risky behavior can include actions such as violence, theft or other crime, and poor decision making regarding sexual encounters. In fact, risky sex-related behavior is exactly what researchers investigated in a recent

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Alcohol Abuse More Prevalent Before Marriage, After Divorce

Alcoholism, Lifestyle, News

Last year, a group of researchers published a study that suggested that marriage was more likely to prevent people from abusing alcohol. These same researchers then decided to shift their focus from marriage to divorce. They discovered that much like the previous study, without the spouse’s support, alcohol intake was more likely to increase. In

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A Case for Gender-Specific Needs in Addiction Treatment

Drug Addiction, Interventions and Treatment

New information may shed light on how best to help women break free of their cocaine addictions, while also highlighting the fact that treatment centers may need to develop different approaches to men and women. Traditionally, men and women enrolled in treatment programs have received pretty much the same treatment. They are detoxed the same,

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Employers Tackling Issue of Prescription Drug Abuse Head-on

Drug Addiction, Intervention Services Blog, Interventions and Treatment, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse Statistics

With opioid abuse having become a national epidemic, employee benefits plans are using their resources to take on this issue, according to a survey conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Its results found that more than 22 percent of employers have carried out a prescription claims analysis to look for possible abuse.

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What Does a Repeal of the ACA Mean for Addiction Treatment?

Addiction, Intervention Services Blog, Interventions and Treatment, Substance Abuse Statistics

Let’s face it. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) as we know it will be going away. As with other political arguments, this inevitability is met with scorn by some people and is praised by others. Right now, the only thing that is certain is that there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding this change, including

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Alcohol not Beneficial for Sleep Problems

Alcoholism, Intervention Services Blog, News, Substance Abuse Statistics

For people who suffer from insomnia, trouble staying asleep or restless sleep, alcohol sometimes appears to be initially useful since it is a depressant. However, according to researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia, alcohol actually interferes with your body’s ability to get a good night’s sleep. There are important differences

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Medications for Other Disorders Pose Possible Threat of Dependency

Mental Disorders, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse Statistics

The results of a new study have found that one in six US adults takes a psychiatric drug to treat the symptoms of a condition like anxiety, depression or insomnia. Researchers found that close to 17 percent of adults reported they had filled at least one prescription for an antidepressant like Xanax or Prozac, sedatives

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Survey Shows Opioid Use Among Teens Declining

Drug Addiction, Intervention Services Blog, Interventions and Treatment, News, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Substance Abuse Statistics

The results of a new study reveal that high school students are not using opioids like prescription pain medications and heroin as much as adults. The rate of opioid use and overdose deaths has reached epidemic proportions, but has continued to decline among high school students recently. Over the past five years, the rate of

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