Opioid addiction is running rampant through the United States, ruining countless lives—those of both addicts and their loved ones. But as widespread as opiate addiction is, no one really stops to think about how many of those cases are a direct result of...
Depression is seen in more individuals each year, and multiple studies are being performed to figure out if some individuals are genetically more susceptible to this mental illness than others. A common controversy that raises questions in the mental health field is...
Living with chronic pain is not only physically exhausting—it is just as emotionally exhausting. Pain medications either fail to provide relief or lead patients down the road to addiction. Every once in a while, the symptoms will subside for a day, bringing immense...
Annually in the United States, emergency room physicians treat 141.4 million patients, with 52.2% of those patients primarily complaining about pain. In the past, the go-to pain medications have been opiates, but with the country’s addiction epidemic only worsening...
No nook of our country is exempt from the opiate crisis. Addiction lurks in every corner, affecting people from all walks of life. But while addiction does not discriminate, one particular population seems to have been dealt the losing hand: veterans. Veterans are...
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