The pharmaceutical company behind OxyContin, Purdue Pharma LP, filed for bankruptcy. OxyContin is one of the most popular prescription opiates in the U.S. Purdue filed for bankruptcy protection with a partial deal aims at resolving thousands of lawsuits it is facing.   Purdue rose in the medical community after it launched its prescription opioid OxyContin...Read More

Methadone is a controversial drug in the drug addiction community. It’s one of the most widely accepted methods for treating opiate addictions. However, many people who turned to it for help are now dependent on it. Instead of being drug-free they’ve only swapped one addiction for another.   Methadone is a synthetic opiate painkiller. It’s...Read More

  It’s hard to discuss the ongoing overdose epidemic without mentioning Fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate that is much stronger than heroin. It’s responsible for almost 32,000 overdose deaths in the US in the last year alone. But despite it’s increased use many people still don’t know much about this drug. Here are some...Read More

  Drug addiction is still one of the more taboo factions of mental health. Many people struggle to understand that addiction is a disease similar to depression or the flu. Although there are around 36 million people struggling with opiate addiction around the world, there are still many misconceptions about here. So we’ve debunked some...Read More

Detoxing is the first step to recovery, but withdrawal is never easy or fun. It’s the start to a long and hard journey. That’s why here at Delray Center for Addiction Medicine we recommend our rapid detox program, which uses RMOD. However, if you’re going the traditional detox route, this is what you can expect...Read More

  The US is still in the midst of an opiate epidemic. Every day in America, roughly 50 people die from overdosing on prescription painkillers. The number of yearly overdoses continues to climb year after year. Even though the number is high, many people are still unaware of how bad this issue is. Here are...Read More

Teenagers and young adults that receive initial opioid prescriptions from dentists or oral surgeons are at an increased risk for opioid addiction. A recent study by Stanford University School of Medicine examined opiate use and abuse in the US. They found that among the nearly 15,000 young people who received an initial opioid prescription from...Read More

  Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is when specific medications are used together with various therapies to help those with addictions. A medically assisted detox is less severe and shorter than a regular withdrawal.   MAT typically involves the use of drugs such as Buprenorphine and Naltrexone for opiate addiction. These medications are proven to be...Read More

Jails and prisons across the US are finally becoming less resistant to providing inmates with addiction medicine.   The prison system has long resistance administering opioid addiction medications to inmates. Many were skeptical of the long-term efficiency of them and the high costs it would put on the prisons. Prisons also saw these addiction medications...Read More

A recent medical study uncovered a new method for opiate detox that doesn’t require prolonged maintenance or the use of opioid drugs, but instead treats withdrawal symptoms using a combination of tizanidine, hydroxyzine and gabapentin. Hydroxyzine for opiate withdrawal protocol consists of 8mg of muscle relaxant, tizanidine, every six hours; 100mg of the antihistamine, hydroxyzine,...Read More