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Biden Administration Takes Aim at Addiction Epidemic
The Biden Administration released a statement on April that outlined their first-year approach for tackling the rising addiction and overdose problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 7 priorities of…
Finding Narcan (Naloxone) in Texas
While overdose deaths involving opioids are lower in Texas than many other states, opioid overdose is still a major problem in the state. In fact, the abuse of opioids is…
The Dangers of Opioids: Smoking, Snorting, & Injecting
Opioids are powerful painkilling drugs. They are prescribed by doctors for patients in moderate to severe pain. The illegal street drug, heroin, is also a potent opioid. Any opioid use,…
Oxycodone Addiction, Withdrawal & Treatment Options
Oxycodone is a semisynthetic opioid that is known as oxy, OC, Roxy, hillbilly heroin, and kicker.1 One of the most well-known brands of oxycodone is OxyContin, a drug that has…