BurtMar 4, 20193 minMedication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid AddictionIn 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died as a result of an opioid overdose, including prescription opioids, heroin, and illicitly manufac...
BurtFeb 26, 20196 minWhy You Have Drug Dreams Once You’re SoberIf you’re recovering from an addiction and have been sober for a while, you may start to experience disturbing dreams. It’s a common occu...
BurtFeb 22, 20192 minInsurance Restriction are Limiting Access to Buprenorphine Insurance rules that limit access to the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may be worsening the U.S. opioid epidemic, a new st...
BurtFeb 17, 20195 minOpioid Use Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities in Rural CommunitiesOverview The increasing number of drug overdose deaths in the United States has hit rural areas particularly hard. Between 1999 and 2015,...
BurtFeb 8, 20193 minIs buprenorphine treatment just trading one addiction for another?No- with successful buprenorphine treatment, the compulsive behavior, the loss of control of drug use, the constant cravings, and all of ...
BurtJan 29, 20198 minWhat makes addiction a disease? ByJoel WolframJanuary 11, 2019Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood has been hit hard by the national opioid crisis that’s killed tens of thousands of Americans in re...
BurtJan 27, 20192 minCould this be the year that turns the tide of the opioid crisis?Opioid overdose deaths, which reached 47,600 across the nation in 2017, continue to ravage many parts of the country. The use of opiate d...
BurtJan 26, 20195 minTHE OPIOID EPIDEMIC Overdoses have now passed car crashes and gun violence to become the leading cause of death for Americans under 55. The epidemic has kill...
BurtJan 22, 20195 minAre All Addicts Selfish? Exploring the Addiction StigmaIf you saw someone lying on the street, moaning in pain from a broken leg, would you think, ‘Man, that guy is selfish’ …? Probably not. I...
BurtJan 17, 20193 minDoctor Says Shutdown May Force Him To Turn Away Patients Addicted To OpioidsSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned over the weekend that the shutdown could soon impact the treatment of patients addic...
BurtJan 16, 20191 minThe 8 Kinds of WellnessThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration explains that the concept of “wellness” refers to being in good physical sh...
BurtJan 13, 20198 minMedication-Assisted Treatment Improves Outcomes for Patients With Opioid Use DisorderOverview Opioid overdoses cause one death every 20 minutes.1 Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)—a combination of psychosocial therapy an...
BurtJan 4, 20192 minGoals not ResolutionsNew Year’s resolutions are stressful for most people and are notorious for failing by January 2nd. It is estimated that 40 percent of Ame...
BurtJan 2, 20193 min5 MYTHS ABOUT USING SUBOXONE TO TREAT OPIATE ADDICTIONMAR 20, 2018 / BY PETER GRINSPOON, MD What is Suboxone and how does it work? Suboxone, a combination medication containing buprenorphine ...
BurtDec 30, 20181 minIn Rehab, ‘Two Warring Factions’: Abstinence vs. Medicationhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/health/opioid-rehab-abstinence-medication.html
BurtDec 26, 20182 minNew Year’s Eve Tips for Those in RecoveryNew Year’s Eve is a night where many people look forward to celebrating new beginnings. For many, celebrating the New Year involves drink...
BurtDec 24, 20183 minWhat is Harm Reduction?What is Harm Reduction? The world of substance use treatment is changing rapidly. The medical disease model that focuses on addiction as ...
BurtDec 22, 20182 minSelf-care is vital—especially during the holiday season.When asked the question: “Do you take care of yourself?” most of us will answer “yes” — we’d even think, “What kind of question is this? ...
BurtDec 17, 20182 minSuboxone TreatmentThere are approximately 1,270 certified opioid treatment programs in America that are treating some 325,000 patients, with only 25,000 of...
BurtDec 12, 20184 minCan Genetics Contribute to Substance Addiction?Addiction is called a “family disease” because it not only affects the whole family when a member has a substance use disorder but also b...