Dilaudid Withdrawal Timeline: Symptoms, Stages, and Treatment
Detox, Opiates, Prescription Drugs, Rehab, Treatment, WithdrawalDilaudid Withdrawal Timeline
Dilaudid (hydromorphone) is a powerful opioid used for moderate to severe pain. Like other opioids, it can cause physical dependence and addiction. If you are planning to stop, a medically supervised detox lowers…
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…
Treatment Options for Opioid Addiction
Addiction, Opiates, TreatmentWhat Does Opiate Addiction Treatment Success Rate Boil Down To?
Successfully overcoming an opiate addiction can involve a variety of treatment options that may have varying rates of success. It is no secret that addiction to heroin and other…
Suboxone Detox Protocol Explained
Detox, Opiates, Rehab, Suboxone, Treatment, WithdrawalWhat is a Suboxone Detox Protocol
Suboxone is an opiate that is comprised of two opioid antagonists, buprenorphine and naloxone. Suboxone is a popular component of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for overcoming an opioid addiction (heroin,…