It’s no surprise with people being stuck at home and feeling more isolated than ever that they are turning to drugs for some type of consolation. It may come as a drastic shock that the use of methamphetamine is on the rise in America. As recently as March of 2020, methamphetamine use is at the…
One particular requirement of a pharmacist’s actions is that they always be in the best interest of the patients. That puts them in an often uncomfortable and compromising situation where pharmacists have the knowledge to identify irresponsible prescribing behavior on the part of the doctor. That behavior can put patients at risk of developing addictions…
Have you ever been surprised that you needed an ID to prove you were over 18 just to purchase Nyquil? While it’s startling to believe that an over-the-counter medication for a cold might be abused, it’s much more common than you might think. Or, you might know first-hand the full addictive powers of over-the-counter or…
For the last few years, we’ve seen the use of prescription pain killers meet an all-time high, then drop drastically. Across the country, pharmacists, doctors, and medical networks are cracking down on prescription drug misuse. That means restricting prescriptions, ending ongoing prescriptions, and evaluating other ways to help people manage chronic pain. However, there’s something…
In a single 12-month period, over 47,000 people have died from opioid overdoses, and a reported 10.3 million people in the U.S. misused or abused prescription opioids. In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the opioid crisis, and later that same year, the current presidential administration declared the crisis a public health…
Would you be able to tell the difference between your loved one sleeping it off or having an opioid overdose? While overdoses may seem like something easy to identify many happen and go untreated because the people around them simply don’t understand what’s happening. It’s difficult to tell if someone is high or in the…
Have you tried everything? Have you spoken to the person you love until you’re blue in the face? Maybe, the discussions you’ve had about their opioid addiction have led to screaming matches, fights, physical altercations, or emotion battery. The issue is that when you try to have a conversation about addiction, you’re speaking to someone…
In the years following the Vietnam war, there was a wave of heroin use. Then through the 1980s, there was the crack surge, now an opioid epidemic. America will always have a war to wage when it comes to freeing its citizens from addiction. However, the usage of opioids has changed how many people view…