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    Posted December 31, 2017

    Getting Patients Hooked On An Opioid Overdose Antidote, Then Raising The Price

    Kaleo is a small, privately-held company that makes an injector device to deliver a drug to reverse opioid overdoses. (Screenshot) First came Martin Shkreli, the brash young pharmaceutical [...]

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    Posted December 30, 2017

    Mixing Prescription Drugs is Dangerous

    Tiger Woods had five drugs in his system at the time of his May 29 arrest in Florida on DUI charges, according to a toxicology report released Monday by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s [...]

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    Posted December 28, 2017

    FENTANYL DEATHS ON THE RISE – WHY?

    Those are just three of the accusations that federal prosecutors leveled against two Alabama physicians in April as part of a 22-count criminal indictment ― alleging that Drs. John Couch and [...]

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    Posted December 27, 2017

    Another Big Health Insurer Loosens Rules For Covering Addiction Treatment

     A doctor at a Boston Medical Center clinic counsels a patient who has become addicted to opioid painkillers, and wants help kicking the habit. Addiction specialists say drugs like suboxone, [...]

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    Posted December 26, 2017

    Heroin vaccine comes a step closer to human use

      The vaccine has effectively stopped monkeys from feeling the effects of heroin(Credit: fotomaximum/Depositphotos) While it may not be possible to cure actual heroin addiction via a simple [...]

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    Posted December 22, 2017

    Holiday gatherings can reveal addictions. An expert talks about how to cope.

    The story’s been played out in movies and books — and at many real-life holiday events: A family gathers to celebrate the season, and before long the festivities turn sour when it becomes clear [...]

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    Posted December 21, 2017

    14 Tips for Making It Through the Holidays Without Relapsing

    As a recovered heroin addict and a recovering bulimic who’s had to deal with intense family interactions during the holidays, I want this to be a resource for everyone having to endure similar [...]

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    Posted December 19, 2017

    Meth-Related Deaths Up In San Diego County

    There were 377 meth-related deaths in the San Diego region in 2016, the most recorded in a single year, according to a new report. SAN DIEGO, CA – Methamphetamine abuse contributed to a record [...]

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    Posted December 14, 2017

    HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE WHAT EVERY ADDICT IN RECOVERY NEEDS TO KNOW AND DO

    Google the word, ‘stress’ and you’ll and the definition to be: “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.” Ask someone fresh out of [...]

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    Posted December 13, 2017

    Happy Holidays!

    Happy Holidays A Way Out Staff!! How are you?! It’s been a hot minute since I have written and I wanted to catch you up on exciting things that are happening in my life: I just finished my [...]

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