Fentanyl – A Scourge On Our Planet

Apr 26, 2022

Fentanyl – A Scourge On Our Planet Fentanyl is pouring into our country and places around the world at a record breaking pace. Drug overdoses are skyrocketing. The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics estimates there were over 100,306 drug overdose deaths...

Surgery & Pain Meds

Feb 24, 2022

Surgery & Pain Meds Each year, many Americans require surgery that requires a degree of pain management post-surgery. With the ongoing news of the growing opioid epidemic and addiction in general in this country, many are afraid they may become addicted to the...

Everything You Need To Know About Tramadol

Sep 16, 2021

Everything You Need To Know About Tramadol Tramadol is a synthetic opioid that acts on the central nervous system to kill pain. Because of its classification as an opioid, it closely resembles opium in terms of its addictive properties and psychological effects....

Addiction and Pain Management: No Easy Answers

Jun 29, 2020

Addiction and Pain Management: No Easy Answers There are many people in addiction that also suffer from chronic pain. Some became addicted to substances like opioids by using them for pain, either chronic or after surgery of some sort. This creates somewhat of a...

Is Addiction Genetic?

Apr 16, 2019

Is Addiction Genetic? In my 40 plus years of working with suffering addicts and alcoholics, I have definitely seen a genetic component to the disease of addiction. Over the years, a great deal of medical research has been done around the genetics of addiction. We now...