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Setting the standard for opioid-based medical treatment
It’s a universal truth: nobody likes pain. Yet how we each deal with pain varies greatly. For years, the methodology didn’t vary that much – the accepted prescribing practice was painkillers in the form of opioids, especially after surgery. We now know that these prescribing practices led to a significant number of people becoming …
Addiction is a Chronic Disease; We Should Treat It Like One
A young woman, just 22 years old, is losing her fight with addiction. She can’t break from the lifestyle or sustain a job. Her mother has custody of her beloved three-year-old daughter. Her situation may have appeared hopeless 20 years ago, but today that same individual can go on to celebrate decades of recovery, hold …
Parental Involvement Key to Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
While many of us recall middle school as the most agonizing time in our lives, young adulthood can be equally perplexing. Turning 18 carries many suggestions of adulthood, from voting to full-time work to independent living, but these young people are more adolescent than adult in terms of brain development and, often, judgment. And there …