Addiction

The American opioid epidemic claims nearly a hundred lives a day to overdose deaths. The cycle of abuse and dependence affects millions more as people …

Opioids are all over the news these days, and with good reason. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 91 people a day …

Americans make up only about 5% of the world’s population, but use more than 80% of the world’s supply of opioids—a class of powerful painkilling …

The miseducation of the public on the healing effects of cannabis has had a huge impact on how stigmatized the plant is in our society. …

Longtime users swear marijuana is a non-addictive herb you can quit any time—no problem. Rehab centers and government websites cite a long list of withdrawal …

An Alternative to Opioids Cannabis has been shown as a promising alternative to opioids, and possibly even a way to help people free themselves from …

Heroin Addiction: A Massive Epidemic An opioid epidemic, which includes both over the counter opioids and other opioid derivatives like heroin, has swept across the …

Opioids & Heroin According to the Center for Disease Control, opioids, including heroin, were responsible for more than 28,600 deaths in 2014 and 61% of …

Heroin and prescription opioid addiction is hitting record numbers in the U.S. We largely treat these addictions with more opiates like methadone and Suboxone. But …