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Mental Health and Addictions
As most of us realize by now, addiction, being a brain disorder of re-wired neural connections which predispose to “addictive behavior”, is a mental health issue. As a mental health disorder/issue, it is interwoven with our underlying mental state or health whether or not we have (or think we don’t have) other documented mental healthContinue reading “Mental Health and Addictions”
Shared post: “As coronavirus rages on, the opioid epidemic does too”
by CHET DAY As fears of COVID-19 sweep across the United States, many people have been forced to stay home and isolate for months. Away from jobs, friends and many loved ones, this quarantine has proven mentally challenging for everyone. And for those […] As coronavirus rages on, the opioid epidemic does too — CHET DAY
Shared post: “Good News: The Federal Government Just Made it A Whole Lot Easier to Access Opioid Addiction Treatment” — Les Vraies Infos
Good News: The Federal Government Just Made It a Whole Lot Easier to Access Opioid Addiction Treatment Good News: The Federal Government Just Made it A Whole Lot Easier to Access Opioid Addiction Treatment — Les Vraies Infos
Shared post: “What It’s Like to Be on Methadone During a Pandemic”
What It’s Like to Be on Methadone During a Pandemic #Addiction https://t.co/nG8s2QrZ5y — New Horizon (@RehabNewHorizon) April 22, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Source: @RehabNewHorizon April 22, 2020 at 12:46AM More information New Horizon Drug Rehab What It’s Like to Be on Methadone During a Pandemic https://t.co/nG8s2QrZ5y — New Horizon Drug Rehab
Shared post: “COVID-19: Life Got Even More Dangerous for People Addicted to Opioids” – Rolling Stone — Ramblings of an Occupy Liberal
With COVID-19, Life Got Even More Dangerous for People Addicted to Opioids COVID-19: Life Got Even More Dangerous for People Addicted to Opioids – Rolling Stone — Ramblings of an Occupy Liberal
A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE STAGES OF MAT*
The stages of medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder/addiction
FAQ: What is rapid Opioid tapering? What’s the big deal about quitting opioid use anyway?; why can’t they just stop!?
Why is it so difficult to quit opioid abuse/addiction?
Here’s a scientific explanation.
MMT in the Pandemic Era
My perspective: It’s impossible to minimize the disruptiveness and pandemonium created by an event such as a global pandemic but the impact of any disaster, natural or man-made on one’s sobriety and recovery is pretty much similar. Potentially, it’s an existential threat (no sobriety, no life) that one must (at least in part or toContinue reading “MMT in the Pandemic Era”
Prescription Digital Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder
reSET and reSET-O are the first ever FDA-authorized prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) for Substance use disorder (SUD) and Opioid use disorder (OUD) ReSET and reSET O are the first, and only, FDA-authorized Prescription Digital Treatments (PDTs). PDTs, are software-based (digital) disease treatments, such as a smartphone or computer app. PDTs are designed to directly treatContinue reading “Prescription Digital Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder”
Methadone Maintenance Treatment & other medication assistance for Opioid Use Disorder (addiction & dependence) treatment - A clinician's perspectives, presented for anyone curious about opioid addiction treatments 