“Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences.“
Natural, Integrative and Complementary Treatment Strategies Mark A. Young, MD, MBA, FACP, Bryan J. O’Young, MD and Howard Hoffberg, MD Natural, Integrative and Complementary Treatment Strategies This article will focus on natural therapeutic and treatment modalities that can be applied to chronic pain patients who have experienced an exacerbation of their pain in the aftermath […]
In part 2 of this series we continue to explore even more powerful ways to treat pain naturally. Acupuncture The use of acupuncture is beneficial not only in terms of pain control but also in terms of stress and anxiety reduction. Acupuncture involves the insertion of fine sterile needles into specific anatomic locations at specific […]
Drug dependency develops 50% of the time because of continuous overuse of opioids for legitimate pain and 50% of the time for recreational use or inquisitiveness. It doesn’t take long to happen. Unfortunately those with real underlying bone, muscle or joint pain only cover it up when they use such drugs until the body heals […]
On 10/24/18 President Trump signed the SUPPORT for PATIENTS and COMMUNITIES ACT (HR6) that positively impacts affected Americans on their recovery from opioid addiction. The law includes provisions that will break down barriers to long-term recovery including extending Medicare coverage to opioid treatment programs. It will allow more medical personnel to provide addiction treatment and […]
Untreated opioid use disorder during pregnancy can have devastating consequences for the unborn baby. Fluctuating levels of opioids in the mother may expose the fetus to repeated periods of withdrawal, which can harm placenta function. Other direct physical risks include: neonatal abstinence syndrome stunted growth preterm labor fetal convulsions fetal death Other indirect risks to […]
In an era when people routinely say things like, “the billion is the new million”, it’s easy to overlook just how large a number 10,000 really is. Consider this, if the average American male suddenly grew 10,000 times taller, he would be nearly twice as tall as Mount Everest. Keep this in mind as you […]
A new synthetic drug hitting the streets is claiming lives all across the country. U-47700, also called Pink, Pinky, or U4, has already caused at least 50 overdose deaths. These numbers are only expected to rise. Recent fatalities include two 13 year boys from Park City, Utah. These two best friends got Pink from a […]
The US Surgeon General has just released a truly groundbreaking, first of its kind report, “Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health”. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s core message in this 400 plus page report can be superbly summed up by a single Ancient Greek word: Metanoia. It is a […]
The number of addicts is of epidemic proportions. If you include the commonest drug, alcohol, you will find there are hidden alcoholics in friends or family of all of us. There are 60,000 heroin users and 100,000 current opioid prescription abusers in the greater Baltimore area. There are 5 million U.S. residents that use illicit […]
