Smoking is one of the hardest habits to quit. Despite its severe health risks, smoking can often be a source of stress reduction or social lubricant. On top of that, the nicotine present in cigarettes is highly addictive, and will result in withdrawal symptoms once...
It’s a new year, and with the change in date comes an increased motivation to change some of our most unhealthy habits. Making a New Year’s resolution and actually sticking to it is notoriously difficult – only about 9% of people who make a New...
It often seems impossible to have conversations about substance abuse in a way that allows those we love to feel heard and not judged. The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids recommends communicating with L.O.V.E. While originally meant for parents of children struggling...
Marijuana’s place in the American consciousness has transformed in the past hundred years: once seen as the “assassin of youth” by top drug enforcement officials, marijuana is now legal in some form in 29 states and the District of Columbia....
The holidays can be a stressful time for those in recovery. Caleb Anderson of recoveryhope.org has some advice: As with any holiday when you’re sober, Halloween can be difficult to get through. It’s one of those times of year where everyone feels the need to have fun...
Bradford Health Services is located off a quiet tree-lined street in Germantown, outside of Memphis. Despite the idyllic facade, the community here faces the same mounting problems with drug and alcohol addiction that plague the rest of the...
Buprenorphine is a synthetic opioid partial agonist that is used in the treatment of opioid addiction. In the video below, Dr. Randy Brown of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine explains what buprenorphine is and how it works: Since buprenorphine is a...
In Memphis and around the country, law enforcement and private citizens alike are fighting the opioid epidemic with the help of naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan. Opioids severely slow down a person’s breathing. During an overdose, breathing can...
Since the 1960’s, methadone has been prescribed to patients overwhelmed by opioid addiction. In contrast to naltrexone (which you can learn more about here), methadone is an opioid agonist, meaning that it triggers opioid receptors in the brain instead of...
There are multiple medications available to help people recover from opioid dependency. Among these is the medication naltrexone, which hinders the euphoric effects of opioids such as heroin and prescription painkillers. Naltrexone is used as a component of...
