Can AvertD Identify the Risk for Opioid Addiction?
While AvertD opens up new possibilities in understanding addiction risks, it also raises valid concerns that warrant further scrutiny from both regulatory bodies and healthcare experts alike. Click here to learn more about this innovative approach that has sparked both interest and controversy within the medical community and beyond.
What Are The Stages Leading Up To Opioid Addiction?
Even though opioid addiction has led to a crisis in the United States, dependence on the drug doesn’t happen spontaneously overnight. Like most addictions, there are stages of opioid addiction. Over time, the substance changes the way the body reacts to its presence. Addiction can look and feel differently for everyone, but the stages of […]
What’s Causing the Rise in Opioid Overdoses in Massachusetts?
The opioid epidemic shows no signs of slowing, with more deaths than ever linked to the drugs in 2020. Provisional data for 2020 released by the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics revealed more than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses, a 29% increase from 2019. Massachusetts has been especially hit […]
