A miraculous new way for patients to take buprenorphine for opioid addiction This morning, I had an enlightening conversation with pharmacist Dr. Steven Mougeot of Thrive Pharmacy in Jacksonville, Florida. While we spoke of many things relating to the field of opioid addiction treatment, we discussed compounded buprenorphine at length. Dr. Steve manufactures a product in […]
Open-Mindedness Saves Lives Recently, I wrote an article about the new Subutex shot, the Sublocade injection. While I thought I was being helpful in providing this information, some people emailed me to complain. As you can imagine, there are people in the recovery community who believe that there is only one path to recovery. The […]
The Subutex Shot Is Here To Stay While meds such as Suboxone are controversial in some recovery circles, we must admit to ourselves that these medical tools work. In fact, more people are staying clean from heroin and pills than ever before, thanks to MAT. MAT stands for medication assisted treatment. The real name for […]
The Deadman’s High Fentanyl is like an apocalyptic nightmare. If you are a fan of end-of-the-world movies, you know what I mean. Zombies and mass deaths everywhere, beyond anything we can imagine in the real world. Yet, it is happening now, right in front of us. Terrifyingly, fentanyl is being used as a replacement on […]
Prayer and Medication: Can they work together? What is the best way to stay clean from drugs? What is the best way to quit using drugs in the first place? Is it prayer? Or, is medical treatment best? Maybe, it is some combination of prayer and medication. Prayer is a common theme that underlays most […]
Opiates and opioids are the number one killer in the US. In abstinence-based meetings, such as 12-step meetings and other resources, you will find a one-size-fits-all plan for recovery. Hence, it doesn’t matter what drug you used. It could be coke, weed, pills. It doesn’t matter. You follow the same program. What do you do […]
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