Oxycodone
Is Addiction Similar to Diabetes?
Opioid addiction and diabetes are two very different conditions, but they can be compared in certain aspects: Chronic Conditions: Both opioid addiction and diabetes are chronic conditions that require ongoing management and treatment. They cannot be cured but can be managed effectively with the right interventions. Lifestyle Factors: Lifestyle choices can influence the development and…
Read MoreTeleMAT – Telemedicine Medication Assisted Treatment with Suboxone
If you’ve ever performed an internet search for “telemedicine Suboxone Doctors Near Me”, you know you’re going to get pretty mixed search results. That may very be due to the fact that telemedicine Suboxone treatment is now known as “TeleMAT.” What is TeleMAT? TeleMAT is an abbreviation for “telemedicine medication-assisted treatment”. Not every Suboxone clinic…
Read MoreOpioid Addiction: A Manufactured Crisis
The opioid addiction crisis in the United States is an ongoing tragedy that has left a trail of devastation in its wake. What began as a seemingly innocent solution to pain management has evolved into a full-blown epidemic, claiming lives and tearing apart families and communities across the nation. From rural towns to bustling cities,…
Read MoreEssential Hacks for Overcoming Opioid Addiction
I was a daily opioid abuser for over 13 years. I’ve been clean since January 2014 due to a few simple things I call, “Recovery Hacks”. Anyone can do them. Sadly, most people won’t. They’ll take a shortcut and tell themselves, “Suboxone will do all the work”. More on this later. What started as a…
Read MoreOpioid Addiction – Why Are People Addicted?
Getting addicted to opioids can happen to almost anyone for many reasons. While some feel the opioid addiction may be genetic, there are other reasons why people get addicted and stay addicted. The most common reasons people get addicted to opioids are: Pain Relief Opioids can be very effective at relieving pain and are used…
Read MoreThe Truth About Suboxone and Addiction Treatment
Recovery Care partners Jon and Drew are not new to recovery or Suboxone treatment. Both Jon and Drew own clinics in the Nashville area, and are actually competitors. Well, sort of. The truth is that if you’re working in the addiction field you probably have a passion for helping people, especially helping those who are…
Read MoreDEA Reports Fentanyl Deaths on the Rise
These pills are everywhere now and look exactly like prescription oxycodone pain pills. People are buying them on the street thinking they’re getting a regulated pill made in a clean pharmacy under strict dosing guidelines. THEY’RE NOT THE SAME PILLS YOU GET AT YOUR PHARMACY – THEY ARE KILLING PEOPLE. We only wish we could…
Read MoreSuboxone Doctors and Treatment at Recovery Care of Columbia
You’re not alone… Addiction has just recently bypassed alcoholism in the stats, making it not only epidemic in proportion, but a wildcard due to the many street drugs now being created and distributed without a label. According to DrugAbuse.gov, “over 64,000 people died in 2016 from opioid addiction“, but making matters worse, the numbers have…
Read MoreFake Oxycodone Fentanyl Pills Responsible for over 100,000 Deaths
As if the opioid crisis wasn’t difficult enough, things have gotten much worse thanks to “fake” oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl. Recently, there has been a surge in counterfeit oxycodone pills mixed with fentanyl. These fake pills are mass-produced by criminal drug networks in labs, deceptively marketed as legitimate prescription pills. Most alarming is the…
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