Not-So-Quick Fix

Published April 22, 2014

Not-So-Quick Fix

Filed under: cocaine overdose treatment

(Nationwide, more Americans die from overdosing on prescription painkillers than on cocaine and heroin.) That reality has made buprenorphine—an opioid partial agonist that can relieve withdrawal symptoms without producing the same high or dangerous … Read more on LA Magazine

Know Your Enemy

Filed under: cocaine overdose treatment

Increases in the use of cocaine, crack cocaine, and prescription medications make us wonder about the fight's effectiveness. However, there are some positive results. A 2012 … According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there was a 402 … Read more on courierjournal

Sheriff candidates take on community's questions, challenge each other in debate

Filed under: cocaine overdose treatment

In his more than 20 years in law enforcement, he has seen people drink themselves to death, and overdose on cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and prescription pills. He hasn't ever seen anyone who died from a marijuana overdose. The problem is that … Read more on Lake County News