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Sticky OxyContin Met With Little Enthusiasm by Addiction Experts
In a recent article coming out of Massachusetts, some people who have had a closer look at the "sticky OxyContin" we wrote about a few months back are not very impressed that it is going to lessen the epidemic of addiction to opiates and subsequent overdose. read more...
Three Unlikely Partners in Crime Part III: The Taliban in Afghanistan - Heroin Manufacturing Empire
There is a variety of factors which have created a “perfect storm” which has lead to the death of thousands of Americans due to heroin overdose. There factors seem disparate at face value: the prescription drug addiction epidemic, the pharmaceutical industry’s creation of potent addictive drugs like OxyContin, the Mexican farming industry’s desperation to turn a profit, and in this segment: the geopolitical climate affecting heroin creation in Afghanistan. read more...
Three Unlikely Partners in Crime Part II Mexican Farmers and Xalisco Drug Entrepreneurs
This article continues a look at the rise of heroin overdoses due to a variety of global factors coming together. Farmers and independent drug operators in Mexico have unwittingly combined forces with prescription drug manufactureres to contribute to the death of thousands of Americans. This is Part 2 of a 3 part series. read more...
The War on Drugs Moves beyond the Airwaves into the Concert Halls of Mexico
We have periodically covered the Mexican drug trade and it's negative effects on people who are victims of its violence and drug proliferation in the United States. This article takes a look at how the Mexican government is taking extreme steps to censor the arts as they relate to the Mexican drug trade and also sheds light on how this might surprisingly have an effect on you if you live in the United States. read more...
OxyContin Killing an Increasing Number of People in Canada
There is a killer in Canada that is taking more lives than heroin, but is sold with a brand name by a corporate entity. The drug is Oxycodone, and is better known by the name OxyContin. read more...
What is the Cost of NOT Going to Treatment? Part IV - Health Issues
The previous sections about the financial costs of drug and alcohol addiction, legal problems, and time lost to drug abuse are all convincing arguments for sobriety or eating disorder abstinence on their own. read more...
A Suboxone "Failure" Story from Johnny O.
Our twenty three years of treating men and women who are chemically dependent on drugs and alcohol have taught us that relapse is often part of the recovery process. The title of this article being "Suboxone Failure.." does not indicate that we consider relapse as "failure," but is intended to underscore the more effective and proper use of Suboxone- as a component in a complete program of recovery (as outlined in our last blog entry Suboxone Success Story from Johnny O). read more...
Prescription Drugs Get More Press as the Silent Epidemic of Addiction Industry
From our humble beginnings 23 years ago as a California drug rehab to our current status as one of the premier networks of drug and alcohol treatment centers, we have seen the evolution of the youth drug culture. read more...
Accidental Prescription Drug Deaths on the Rise
In the last 20 years, prescription medication abuse has become the silent epidemic in the addiction world. read more...
