• OCTOBER 25, 2019
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    How to Avoid the Methadone Trap

    How to Avoid the Methadone Trap

    A patient in my office for addiction treatment once stated: “When I started at the Methadone clinic; another patient told me, ‘Say good bye to the next 5 years of your life’. That was 5 years ago!”. This quote provides insight into a problem with addiction treatment centers. Many people are aware that Methadone treatmentRead more
    • SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
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    Opiate Dependence or Addiction?

    Opiate Dependence or Addiction?

    As we close out Recovery Awareness month (September) the need for recovery and addiction treatment persist. Unfortunately, a great deal of stigma remains. Many people complain of “being judged” when presenting prescriptions to pharmacist. This is known to happen when patients present prescriptions for opiates used for pain management and also when being treated withRead more
    • SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
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    Can your doctor lead you to recovery from Opiate addiction?

    Can your doctor lead you to recovery from Opiate addiction?

    Medically assisted therapy for opiate addiction has many critics. Some value only specific counseling treatment programs for opiate addiction. Many will criticize medically assisted therapy as simply “substituting one drug for another”. The fact of the matter is, there is no one therapy that works for every patient. One must understand that the term “medicallyRead more
    • AUGUST 19, 2019
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    What are the benefits of acupuncture over pain pills?

    What are the benefits of acupuncture over pain pills?

    "Why do you do this?" In our office we provide Opioid Addiction Treatment Services, auto injury treatment, pain management, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, and acupuncture. A question I am being asked more often is: “Why do you do this?”. The question is often asked in regard to acupuncture. The questions has never been asked ofRead more