Hydrocodone Withdrawal Symptoms
Prescription medications like Hydrocodone are designed to help people manage pain. Unfortunately, they do so by changing how our bodies respond—instead of pain, people feel euphoria. This is one of the leading causes for why people develop a dependency on prescription drugs. Other reasons include altered brain function, inability to make decisions, extreme withdrawal symptoms. […]
Methadone Detox
Methadone is an opioid or narcotic pain medication. It was first developed during World War II by German scientists in response to a shortage of morphine. In 1947, the American pharmaceutical Eli-Lilly began producing it. By the 1950s, it began to be used as a treatment for opioid addictions and subsequently heroin addictions. Today, methadone […]
China White Heroin: Its Fall (and Rise Again)
Many states across America are being hard hit by the ongoing opioid crisis. Since the start of the COVID pandemic, the number of overdose deaths has increased. One of the main reasons for this is that there’s an ever-growing amount of synthetic heroin (a.k.a. “designer drugs”) for sale. This is a synthetic form of furanylfentanyl. While fentanyl […]
Kratom Withdrawal Symptoms
Kratom is a tree that is native to the Pacific Islands of Thailand, Bali, Indonesia, and Myanmar, among other places. Although it is not technically an opiate, it is by definition an opioid. According to the National Institute of Health, the definition of opioid is “a substance used to treat moderate to severe pain. Opioids are like […]
Subutex Withdrawal Symptoms
Subutex is one of the brand name forms of the drug buprenorphine. It is a partial opioid antagonist that affects opioid receptors in ways used to treat opioid addiction. Subutex helps to mitigate the withdrawal symptoms people experience when they stop taking more potent opioids such as heroin, oxycodone, and fentanyl. It is usually administered as a […]
Subutex Detox
Subutex is a tablet that contains the drug buprenorphine. In general usage, it’s been used to treat opioid addiction along with acute and chronic pain. It’s a synthetic opioid that follows much of the same principles as all other opioids. The active ingredient was discovered in 1966 by the pharmaceutical company Reckitt and Colman. During the […]
Kratom Detox
Kraton addiction detox.
Myths & Facts About Heroin
Heroin, an opioid drug, is made from morphine which is naturally derived from the poppy plant. To get immediate results, addicts may inject, snort or smoke heroin. Because heroin reduces pain and produces feelings of euphoric pleasure, it is easy to become addicted. However, users may also experience side effects like itching, nausea, and constipation. […]
The Impact of Heroin Addiction on Mothers and Children
A crisis falling by the wayside The COVID-19 pandemic is a major concern, but it also highlights a very real and preexisting problem: the opioid crisis. Every year, thousands die from heroin overdose. This can also lead to babies being born addicted and their parents being separated. It is important to acknowledge that you are […]
New Jersey Recognizes Changing Opioid Overdose Demographics
In 2021, more than 3,000 people in New Jersey lost their lives to drug overdoses. The majority of these overdoses were caused by opioids and many were linked to illicit fentanyl. New Jersey, like many other states in the US, have made efforts to curb the effect of the opioid epidemic by improving access to […]
