Author: Charles Frank

In most communities, any person can get and carry naloxone on them, not just medical professionals. It’s important to receive training on how and when to use naloxone. Outpatient programs provide well-rounded treatment for people with a high motivation to recover. These programs are flexible and can be made around your schedule. Due to their […]

This course will teach learners basic first aid for injury, environmental, and medical emergencies, appropriate application and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), response to adult and pediatric choking, and adult and pediatric CPR. The EMS Voluntary Event Notification Tool (E.V.E.N.T.) system collects anonymous reports of EMS system safety events for the purpose of […]

This opioid is often the drug of choice for addictive use and can easily lead to dependency. Some patients may develop tolerance for Oxycodone and need to be slowly weaned off the drug. Safety has not been established in children under age 18; caution or avoidance is suggested in pregnant and breastfeeding women as infants […]

By 1988, the number of individual Oxford Houses had become so great that it became difficult to have a meeting at which everyone would get a chance to speak. Some longed for the “old days” when there were fewer houses and the combined group of houses were smaller. Others recognized that the success of Oxford […]

Most opioid overdoses are unintentional, but they can happen in a variety of ways and in any type of location. Regardless of how or where a person has overdosed, opioid overdose is a serious medical emergency that must be treated immediately. It’s important to know the signs of an opioid overdose and know what to […]

As a result, most free drug and alcohol rehab centers are nearly always operating at full capacity. Some of these are entirely free, while others offer sliding scale fees or deferred payment options based on income and the person’s ability to pay. Therefore, it is worthwhile to call local facilities and inquire about any free […]

Problems start to arise when benzodiazepines are taken at higher dosages than recommended, or when they are taken for more than two to four weeks. Benzodiazepines are potentially addictive and the risk of becoming emotionally and physically dependent on them increases the more you take. This is when the same dose no longer gives the […]

This is because it’s easy to miscalculate and use doses that they previously tolerated. But these doses lead to overdose due to loss of tolerance from a break in opioid use. Unfortunately, people with OUD are at the highest risk of death in the first four weeks of OUD treatment and in the four weeks […]

However, the risk for harm and benefit of the drug combination strongly correlates to its context and there are situations, such as in the hospice setting, where benefits may outweigh the risks. Limitations of our study include its single-center cohort, which may reduce generalizability to other populations. Additionally, because we could not validate the accuracy […]

You have to get up and start living one day at a time. Each of these living one day at a time quotes has a message for you if you search for it. As you read them, ask yourself, “How do these quotes apply to my life, and what can I do about it? Courageous […]