This video is part of an educational series on Prescription Drug Disorders produced by the Center for Interventions, Treatment & Addictions Research (CITAR) at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. The series was produced to meet an educational objective under a contract from Public Health — Dayton and Montgomery County (PHDMC). This project [...]
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2009 CBI National Student Production Awards Winner: Best Student Documentary Producers: Harry Fleckenstein, Missy Stankowski Director: Steven Klink Editor: Tim Hill Camera/Audio: Anthony Mennie, Michael Gorczynski For a FREE DVD copy of this movie please visit the Rowan University Center for Addiction Study website at www.rowan.edu or call 856-863-2175 This documentary tells the story four [...]
Educational video showing Dr. Lance Gooberman teaching how to implement a new treatment for heroin addiction using naltrexone pellets inserted under the skin. www.addictionmedicinepractice.com
2009 CBI National Student Production Awards Winner: Best Student Documentary Producers: Harry Fleckenstein, Missy Stankowski Director: Steven Klink Editor: Tim Hill Camera/Audio: Anthony Mennie, Michael Gorczynski For a DVD copy of this movie please visit the Rowan University Center for Addiction Study website at www.rowan.edu or call 856-863-2175 This documentary tells the story four people [...]
www.opiates.com Opiate addiction is recognized as a central nervous system disorder, caused by continuous opiate intake. After prolonged opiate use, the nerve cells in the brain, which would otherwise produce endogenous opiates (natural painkillers, or endorphins), cease to function normally. The body stops producing endorphins because it is receiving opiates instead. The degeneration of these [...]
The United States is in the grip of an epidemic of prescription drug overdoses. Over 27000 people died from overdoses in 2007, a number that has risen five-fold since 1990 and has never been higher. Prescription drugs are now involved in more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. For health professionals, policymakers and legislators, [...]
For more info visit www.newsinfusion.com What is opioid dependence/addiction? Taking strong opioid painkillers, in large doses, for an extended period of time, can cause physical dependence in humans. This means when the medication is discontinued abruptly, withdrawal symptoms occur. This is normal physiology and does not require addiction treatment. However, if an uncontrollable compulsion develops [...]
For more information on this and other stories, visit www.newsinfusion.com Taking strong opioid painkillers, in large doses, for an extended period of time, can causephysical dependence in humans. This means when the medication is discontinued abruptly, withdrawal symptoms occur. This is normalphysiology and does not require addictiontreatment. However, if an uncontrollable compulsion develops and is [...]
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