Naltrexone is a pharmaceutical agent known as an opioid receptor antagonist, which is employed in the medical management of both alcohol and opioid dependence. Your understanding of its role in treating alcohol dependence is critical; naltrexone was sanctioned for this purpose in 1994 after research demonstrated its efficacy in diminishing the frequency and severity of […]
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Downside of Methadone Treatment
Methadone is a synthetic opioid, used medically as an analgesic, anti-addictive for use in patients on opioids. Read more about it on We Do Recover.
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Drug Rehab: Prescription Pill Abuse
When the word ‘addict’ is mentioned people often revert to a stereotypical picture of a dishevelled heroin addict sleeping on a park bench. Nothing could be futher from the truth – people from all walks of life get addicted to chemicals. A great many people are addicted to pills that they obtain on prescription. Many […]
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Why is OxyContin so Addictive?
Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication that was first developed in 1916 in Germany, as one of several new semi-synthetic opioids with several benefits over the older traditional opiates. It is very popular in the prescription pain killer market partly because of its longer release time. OxyContin is effective in releasing its active ingredient, oxycodone […]
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Hydrocone Addiction
Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from two of the naturally occurring opiates, codeine and thebaine. Hydrocodone is an orally active pain killer and cough suppressant. It is commonly available in tablet, capsule and syrup form and is often synthesized with other analgesic compounds like acetaminophen (paracetemol) or ibuprofen. Hydrocone is known to be habit […]
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History of Hydrocodone
Hydrocodone is a semi-synthetic opioid that was first created in Germany in the 1920’s. It was hoped that by bonding hydrogen to codeine molecules the resulting medication would be less toxic and easier to digest. At this time there was a growing addiction problem in the United States as thousands of people were developing addictions […]
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Prescription Drug Addiction
Prescription drug addiction is an increasing problem. The non-medical use of prescription drugs has increased dramatically with frightening results in individual’s lives and statistics to prove it. The people caught up in prescription addiction come from all subcultures and age groups and they can easily hide their addiction in what looks like reasonable pill popping. […]
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The United States faces a serious public health crisis fueled by the rampant misuse of opioid medications. Millions of people grapple with addiction to prescription and illicit opioids, leading to a significant rise in illness and death. Overdose deaths involving these drugs, particularly among young adults, have become a leading cause of mortality. Several factors […]
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Brown Sugar
Heroin, one of the world’s most notorious narcotics, has been known by many names. Among them, “Brown Sugar” stands out, not just for its benign culinary implications but also for the stark contrast it presents to the drug’s devastating effects. This article delves into the origins of the term “Brown Sugar” and the history of […]
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