Allen/My Turn: Case for Primary Prevention – the Recorder
Allen/My Turn: Case for primary prevention – The Recorder
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Allen/My Turn: Case for primary prevention
The Recorder … days and drop-off boxes to safely dispose of unused medications; screening all patients that enter the emergency room for substance use disorders; having sufficient beds available for short-term-detox, long-term treatment and transition-back-to … |
Local addict shares his struggle – Bennington Banner
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Local addict shares his struggle
Bennington Banner Pain pills had become hard to get, so John called a friend of his who said they could get him heroin. "I was sick, I was detoxing, going into withdrawal, so I decided to try heroin," he said. "I swore up and down I wouldn't do heroin to begin with, but … |
As You Were Saying … Training helps docs aid addicts – Boston Herald
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As You Were Saying … Training helps docs aid addicts
Boston Herald As a primary care physician with specialized training in addictions, I regularly encounter many good people who have traveled down the desperate path from Percocet use to a very expensive OxyContin addiction and finally to “cheaper” IV heroin abuse … |