by Ingrid Manfredo, LCSW-C, LCADC Today, over 100 million Americans deal with chronic pain conditions. Many people think that if they have chronic pain, their choices are limited to opiate prescriptions, illegal drugs, or simply suffering with it. Our country…
Opioids are pain relievers commonly known as OxyCotin, Vicodin, codeine, morphine, fentanyl, etc. (1). In general, prescription opioids are safe to use when used as prescribed, but have highly addictive qualities. They create that happy feeling of euphoria similar to…
It seems as if there are few, if any, short-term solutions or tools that can aid in addressing the opioid and heroin epidemic threatening Frederick County and areas across the country. Overdoses all too frequently result in severe medical emergencies…