What Is a Drug Ceiling Effect?

Jan 28, 2020

What Is a Drug Ceiling Effect? The drug ceiling effect refers to a particular phenomenon in pharmacology where a drug’s impact on the body plateaus. At this point, taking higher doses does not increase its effect. It has, in essence, hit a ceiling. This happens with...

What is Opioid Rotation?

Dec 10, 2019

What is Opioid Rotation? It has been well-publicized that addiction to opiates is at near epidemic levels. Besides the traumatic and tragic impacts on families, it has had a staggering economic impact in the U.S. In the four years between 2015 and 2018 inclusive,...

Acupuncture and Addiction Recovery

Oct 31, 2019

Acupuncture and Addiction Recovery The Chinese medicinal technique known as acupuncture has been implemented for thousands of years. Research has shown that this practice can help relieve ailments caused by fibromyalgia, chronic headaches, back pain and post-operative...

The Cost Effectiveness of Addiction Treatment

Sep 26, 2019

The Cost Effectiveness of Addiction Treatment “Addiction” used to be a taboo word spoken in whispers. Now, it is an everyday term passed around casually. While society’s openness about addiction allows the problem to be discussed and addressed, the casual use of the...

The Benefits of Kai Chi Do

May 9, 2019

The Benefits of Kai Chi Do The path to recovery from addiction is often different for each individual. The recovery process includes daily, conscious decisions to not let your dependency control you, and this often includes developing techniques to help focus your...