Is Suboxone The Answer To The Crisis Of Opiate Addiction? In the past few months 100s of fatalities spread across the nation from heroin overdose. The states most affected by those tragedies included Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. This surge in fatalities was due to Fentanyl Laced heroin! A new tactic adopted by drug dealers to drag people into their webs. Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic...... Similar Editorial : by Jeffrey T. Junig. | Source : Addiction Treatment
Buprenorphine Changing The Way We Look At Addiction As I have mentioned in several of my previous articles, addiction to opiates is chronic disease of the brain and should be managed as such. It is usually the result of a combination of by genetic, psychosocial and environmental factors that ultimately lead to the development of this relapsing disease. Now that we agree that it is a disease shouldnt we treat it as such? Unfortunately, although...... Similar Editorial : by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.. | Source : Addiction Treatment