6 Signs Someone is Addicted to Opiates
Addiction, Featured, Opiates, Recovery, Rehab, Treatment6 Signs Someone is Addicted to Opiates
Something about your loved one is off. You sense that something has changed but can’t quite put your finger on exactly what. Slight changes in routines, habits, and behaviors begin to add up, while…
How to Help Someone Overcome an Opiate Addiction
Featured, Heroin, Opiates, Rehab, TreatmentDealing with an Opiate Addict Effectively
If you have landed here at this blog it is likely that you have a loved one—a teen, a young adult child, a spouse, a sibling, or a parent—who is struggling with an addiction to opiates. Or…maybe…
Dilaudid Withdrawal Remedies
Detox, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, Rehab, Treatment, WithdrawalMost Effective Dilaudid Withdrawal Remedies
Dilaudid (hydromorphone) is a Schedule II prescription narcotic used to treat moderate to severe pain. The drug is commonly prescribed after surgery, for a serious injury, or for extreme pain experienced…
Solutions for the Opioid Epidemic
Featured, Opiates, Press ReleaseCreating Solutions for the Opioid Epidemic
The Treatment Specialist is dedicated to being apart of the solution to the growing opioid epidemic. In the news there are tons of stories about the tragedies and issues surrounding opiates, but unfortunately…
Opioid Triangle Georgia
Featured, Heroin, Location, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, Rehab, TreatmentInside the Opioid Triangle Georgia
The opioid epidemic has swept across the country, leaving few areas unaffected by this insidious killer that steals about 90 young lives each day. When looking at drug trends and death statistics, one particular…
Drug Rehab for Chronic Pain Patients
Chronic Pain, Featured, Opiates, Rehab, TreatmentForming a Chemical Dependency to Pain Medications
There is a tightrope that physicians have to carefully navigate when prescribing medication to treat patients with chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined as ongoing pain that lasts more than…
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Featured, Opiates, Rehab, TreatmentUnderstanding the Opioid Use Disorder
It is a fool’s errand to attempt to conquer an opiate addiction on your own. Once addiction has taken root, altering your brain chemistry and your behaviors, it is next to impossible to stop using the…
OxyContin Addiction Signs and Treatment Options for Recovery
Addiction, Detox, Drugs, Opiates, Oxycontin, Treatment, WithdrawalOxyContin Addiction and Dependency
Oxycodone has been a go-to pain reliever for medical practitioners for a hundred years. First created in 1918 as an alternative to the highly addictive analgesics morphine and heroin during World War I,…
Opiate Rehab Process and Getting Treatment Aids Success Rates
Opiates, Rehab, TreatmentReceiving Treatment and Understanding The Opiate Rehab Process
The road to opiate addiction may have involved various routes. Perhaps you were prescribed powerful pain medications, such as OxyContin, following an injury or surgery, or for…
Getting off Suboxone in an Inpatient Rehab
Detox, Opiates, Rehab, SuboxoneGoing Into Inpatient Rehab to Get Off Suboxone
Suboxone (a blend of naloxone and buprenorphine) burst on the addiction treatment scene in 2002 when it acquired FDA approval for treating opioid addiction. Between 2006 and 2010 prescriptions…
