Prescription Drug Abuse Fueled By Dangerous Misconceptions
What is fueling prescription drug abuse in the United States? First, there are many misconceptions about prescription drug misuse and…
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Study on Opioid Effectiveness on Back Pain
There has been a long-standing question on whether opioid painkiller effectiveness on back pain is worth the risk of addiction.…
Drug Overdose Awareness
Do you know what to do in the event of a drug overdose? How can you prevent drug overdoses? …
Rise in pain pill overdoses among women
Women are being lost to drug overdoses in greater numbers than ever. In the first decade of the 21st Century, the annual…
Maintenance, Not Heroin
Statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health have confirmed our concerns about prescription drug use. With prescription painkillers (opiates…
How to Reduce Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Employee alcohol and drug abuse is a problem in almost every business category. Management is often faced with weighing the value of substance abusing…
Heroin and other Opiate Cravings
Heroin is in a special class of drugs that are highly addictive and very difficult to quit using. Opiates and opioids…
Vivitrol Aids Recovery from Addiction to All Drugs
It’s very rare for addicts to be monogamous with their drug of choice. They usually abuse alcohol as well. Even if they…
Does Medicare Cover Seniors for Drug Addiction Treatment?
Seniors need to pay close attention to their health and should avoid problems with alcohol and drug abuse. There are times, though, when…
Caring for Children of Mothers in Early Recovery
Early recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction is difficult for mothers with small children and infants, especially single mothers in lower income…
Methadone Maintenance for Prescription Opioid Addiction
Contrary to popular belief, Methadone Maintenance is not a treatment exclusively given to hard-core heroin addicts. It can help anyone that is…
Lock It Up is a Good Start
Prescription drug use among teens has increased over the past few years. Benzodiazepines and opiate painkillers can produce a type of euphoria and…
Medicare and Medicare Advantage Services
Tarzana Treatment Centers accepts Medicare and Medicare Advantage for a variety of healthcare services. Primary medical care is certainly a priority for…
Vivitrol – We Have You Covered
When life and financial situations take a turn for the worst, most people do what they can to support themselves…
Vivitrol FDA Approved for Opiate Relapse Prevention
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles is thrilled at the news that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vivitrol…
Telemedicine Uses – Senior Mental Health and Substance Use
Aging brings more than the typical physical problems form seniors. Most will survive family members and friends, and face other…
Telemedicine Uses – Prescription Drug Treatment
Even though the disease of addiction causes the same havoc for individuals regardless of the drug of choice, the road…
Methadone Maintenance and Other MAT Options
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles offers several options for those seeking recovery from opiate dependence. Methadone Maintenance is a…
Methadone Maintenance Information
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles offers several options for those seeking recovery from opiate dependence. Methadone Maintenance is a…
Subutex Maintenance Information
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles recognizes that while opiate addicts suffer the same disease, they don’t all find recovery…
Outpatient Opiate Detox Information
Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles offers inpatient and outpatient opiate detox programs. Medical detoxification plays a critical role in…
Vivitrol for Opiates Information
One area of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) proving to be effective at Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles is the…
Alcohol Dependence and Drug Addiction -Tolerance
Tolerance, as it relates to alcohol dependence and drug addiction, is often misunderstood by many in the general public. In…
Prescription Drug Detox
By Ken Bachrach, Ph.D., Clinical Director The misuse of prescription medications has increased dramatically in recent years. According to the…
Living with your Liver
Many people with chronic alcohol dependence or other drug addictions experience liver disease. This is no accident. The liver is…
Prescription Drug Side Effects
All prescription drugs have at least one side effect. It seems that the more a drug solves one problem, the…