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Drug Addiction

Dear Heroin, I want a divorce. I want a new life.

It’s frustrating.  No matter how terrible the impact of heroin has been on a user’s life, they keep returning to the same sick relationship.  The dependence is so great that the resolve to stop using can easily crumble.  Why is [...]

By |April 30th, 2014|Categories: Articles, Drug Addiction|Comments Off on Dear Heroin, I want a divorce. I want a new life.

The Case Against Methadone, Suboxone and Other Medication-Assisted Treatments for Addiction

I spend a lot of time talking to families determined to find help for a loved one who is addicted to drugs.  Inevitably the conversation includes the questions: “Aren’t there some medications that will make them stop?” “I’ve heard about [...]

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7 Hard Truths About Opiate Addiction

I recently spoke with a young man who was “having a problem with opiates.”  In actuality, he was trying hard to convince both himself and me that his prescription medication abuse wasn’t serious.  Certainly he felt it would be wrong [...]