Vets prone to drug addiction get risky painkillers

Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment

But the findings also suggest that physicians treating these veterans should offer less risky treatment, including therapies other than drugs, the study authors and other experts say. Opium-based drugs like morphine and hydrocodone can dull …
Read more on Fox News

Mom's last resort: Opiate antidote saves addicts' lives

Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment

Linda and John Wohlen of Massachusetts have struggled with their son Steven's opiate addiction. Linda Wohlen used naloxone, an opiate antidote, to revive Steven from a heroin overdose. By JoNel Aleccia A powerful antidote that can reverse the …
Read more on msnbc.com    Read more...