Have you re-enrolled for Medicaid? Learn more about changes that could affect your coverage.

prescription drug addiction

Unintended Addictions to Prescription Painkillers Pose a Serious Threat

By |2019-09-11T16:55:15-04:00May 21st, 2018|Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Heroin|

Although the general public often assumes anyone in rehab actively set out to develop an addiction, this couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, most people who struggle with an addiction to prescription painkillers originally took their medication exactly as prescribed. Prescription painkillers are often viewed as safer than illegal drugs, but this misconception [...]

7 Hard Truths About Opiate Addiction

By |2023-06-23T13:41:29-04:00June 21st, 2013|Family Resource, Heroin|

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 to call himself an “addict.” The hard facts make it impossible to offer comfort or [...]