A few years ago, Peter Grinspoon, MD, slipped on ice and tore a tendon in his left thigh so badly that he needed surgery to reattach it. He was sent home with a prescription for the opioid oxycodone to relieve his pain. Yet Grinspoon hesitated to fill it, for good reason: He had become addicted… […]
Many people don’t know it, but there are medications that treat alcohol use disorder, the term for the condition that you may know of as alcoholism and alcohol abuse.Some of these medications have been around for decades, but fewer than 10% of the people who could benefit from them use them. “You don’t have commercials… […]
The phrase “addictive personality” gets tossed around a lot these days. The basic idea: While most people can have a cocktail, buy a lottery ticket, or even experiment with drugs without getting hooked, those with a specific personality type are wired to fall down the rabbit hole of addiction the moment they take their first sip,… […]
You have an injury, need surgery, or deal with chronic pain that interferes with your daily life. You need treatment for your pain. But you also have a history of opioid or narcotic addiction and aren’t sure how you’ll handle pain medication.Opioids are drugs that relax your brain and relieve pain. They’re also highly addictive.… […]
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While public health officials have expressed concerns about teens vaping, a new study suggests getting more to quit may be simple.Eliminating flavored e-cigarettes may reduce the use of vapes altogether in teens and young adults, the research found.“The restriction of the availability for certain e-cigarette… […]
The second time he tried alcohol, at 16, Chris Marshall wrecked his mother’s car, racked up a DUI, and landed in jail. That did not scare him sober. Marshall loved how alcohol helped lubricate his social relationships and fortified his sense of belonging. When he entered the University of Texas at San Antonio, he joined… […]
If you or someone you care about has a substance use disorder and wants to get better, maybe you’ve wondered if a rehabilitation center is the answer. It’s a treatment facility for people who have an addiction disorder involving alcohol or drugs. Some people go daily (or even less often) to an outpatient center for care,… […]
On a beach in South Florida, hundreds of miles from home, Lori Dilley Anthony reached a turning point in her life.She’d traveled from Delaware to get help for a nearly 35-year addiction to opioids and other drugs. She’d checked into the same treatment center as her husband, who’d made the trip the month before.On a… […]
Nancy Brassard, École nationale d’administration publique (ENAP) Confinement — which has been frequent during the pandemic — has undeniable effects on the brain. There’s the inability to concentrate enough to read or write, the lack […]
May 5, 2023 — The on-again, off-again saga of Wegovy supply problems for U.S. patients looking to lose weight is back. Novo Nordisk, the company that manufactures and markets semaglutide for weight loss as Wegovy and for treating type 2 diabetes as Ozempic, announced Thursday that the company will only be able to “supply limited quantities… […]
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