The United States saw the steepest spike in drug overdose deaths to date during the…
Miki FinnMay 1, 2023
Phencyclidine, or PCP as it is commonly known, has been around since the 1950s. Originally…
Miki FinnMarch 1, 2023
Among younger Americans, heroin abuse has doubled in the last decade. The term "opioid crisis"…
Miki FinnJanuary 16, 2023
Addiction is a disease that affects over 20 million Americans each year. People can be…
Miki FinnSeptember 12, 2022
Prescription painkillers have played a major role in the opioid epidemic since the introduction of…
Miki FinnAugust 10, 2022
Heroin has been around for a long time. Long before the opioid crisis sparked by…
Miki FinnJuly 11, 2022
Opioids are synthetic drugs produced originally in the medical labs of pharmaceutical companies. Opioids have…
Miki FinnJuly 8, 2022
There are receptors in the brain that interact with the body’s endogenous opioids. These are…
Miki FinnMay 12, 2022
Fear of withdrawal makes many people with an opioid use disorder hesitate to enter rehab…
Miki FinnMay 10, 2022
