Brixadi: Is it Right for You?
What Is Brixadi? Brixadi is a medication used in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). It is a long-acting formulation of buprenorphine, an opioid partial agonist that helps manage withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings. Brixadi is designed to provide sustained release of medication, offering a consistent level of support for individuals in recovery. This […]
How to Change Treatment Centers: Finding the Right Fit
At Freedom Healthcare Services (FHS), we understand that choosing the right treatment center is crucial for a successful recovery journey. If you’re considering changing treatment centers, it’s essential to know what to look for and how to make a smooth transition. Here’s a guide to help you identify signs of a poor treatment center, what […]
ADDICTION IS (NOT) FOR THE BIRDS
Take some addiction recovery advice from the birds Spring has sprung . . . the season of hope and rebirth. Seemingly, miraculous things are happening all around us. All sorts of animals and plant life are emerging from that which, not long ago, appeared to be lifeless or gone forever to the cold cruel winter. […]
Endorphins – The Natural Opioid
When dogs are lacking proper stimulation (are bored) they often adopt unhealthy behaviors like becoming antsy or restless, being destructive or eating and sleeping excessively. People take on these behaviors too, but unlike dogs, we can relieve our boredom by doing something other than chewing our foot or digging a hole in the couch cushion. […]
Loving The Mess
I don’t know about you, but I find the concept of Valentine’s Day to be very stressful. Whether a person is with or without a partner on this most amorous of holidays, the commercial hype of the perfect expressions of love often leaves us a bit nerve wracked. If we don’t have a sweetheart we […]
DON’T MAKE A RESOLUTION
Instead, create an environment for change. We should stop falling into the same rut, year after year, of making resolutions that are doomed to be unfulfilled. According to Forbes, only a whopping 8% of people achieve their New Year’s resolutions. “Won’t you please help these empty resolutions find fulfillment? Sarah McLaughlin (she didn’t say that…) […]
5 HOLIDAY SANITY SURVIVAL TIPS
The holiday season is a difficult time of year for a lot of us…especially for those who are struggling with addiction and recovery. Truth be told, most of us have work, family and financial pressures that can make it hard to maintain a stable frame of mind during this emotionally charged season. Don’t worry though! […]
What is Medication Assisted Treatment and Why is it Working?
If you see that image, you are still here with us. Surviving today’s harrowing drug scene is no small task. New data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 2017 was the worst year for drug overdose deaths in US history. More than 70,000 people died of overdoses with close to […]
Addiction Treatment is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
What is Medication Assisted Treatment? Medication-assisted treatment or medically-assisted treatment (MAT) says what it means and means what it says. FDA-approved medications are prescribed to help minimize an addict’s withdrawal symptoms and/or block the effects of illicit drugs as they begin the treatment process. Medication-assisted treatment is a straightforward, clinically-supervised protocol designed to address the physical […]
STIGMA IS A B*TCH
Every 16 minutes a person in the United States dies from an opioid overdose.1 In roughly the time it takes me to scroll through Twitter, someone is dead who shouldn’t be. The story of a Michigan woman in the video that follows is a perfect example of how difficult and complicated care can be to come […]