Is Drinking Alcohol on Suboxone Safe?
Suboxone is an FDA-approved medication for opioid use disorder (OUD), but drinking alcohol on Suboxone can be life-threatening. A common question is, “Can you drink alcohol and take Suboxone?” and if so, how much? In reality, there are dangerous effects of mixing Suboxone and alcohol together, and the combo can be life-threatening. Let’s discuss the […]
Carfentanil vs Fentanyl: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe
The opioid epidemic remains one of the most pressing public health issues in America since it emerged several years ago. Understanding the difference between Carfentanil vs Fentanyl, two powerful pain medications, can help curb the epidemic and get people the treatment they need. What began as common prescriptive use led to widespread misuse, as opioids […]
What You Need to Know About Opioid Detox Programs in Arizona
Fentanyl. Oxycodone. Codeine. Percocet. What were once innocuous names of common prescription drugs have taken on different connotations in the public lexicon — key players in the opioid addiction epidemic, one of the most critical substance abuse challenges facing us today. In recent years, statistics show that more than 10 million people misused prescription opioids […]
Fentanyl and Opioid Addiction
Fentanyl is the super powerful opioid that contributes to much of the recent increase in US overdose deaths. Many of us have already seen the cross-over from prescription pills to fentanyl ravish our communities. But who is choosing fentanyl over other opioids? Morales and associates studied 308 people who use substances in three cities in […]
How Does Heroin Abuse Effect The Body?
Heroin abuse is a national epidemic, and part of the global opioid problem. Heroin is not only dangerous, but the effects of heroin on the body are shocking— heroin wreaks havoc on your health. It’s a powerful drug, that once addicted to almost always has a deadly outcome. Most street level heroin nowadays is laced […]
