2019

Is Methadone a Viable Alternative or Substitute?

Addiction Withdrawal, Treatment / Danesh Alam MD, DFAPA, DFASAM

Ask a coffee junkie about the best way to skip the first cup of joe. Chances are, you’ll hear a long ode to the benefits of tea. Same goes for sugar freaks. Ask them how they kick the habit, and they’ll tell you Splenda is a wonderful friend. But what if opioids are your addiction […]

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Alcohol Use in Florida: What Are the Statistics in 2019?

Alcohol, Treatment / Danesh Alam MD, DFAPA, DFASAM

You're sitting in the Florida sunshine. You have your fingers wrapped around a cold drink. If you downed the whole thing in one gulp, would people around you cheer? Or would they run to your side and offer help? If you're in Florida, the chances of cheering are 50/50. The data suggests that Florida is

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Hangovers and Age

Addiction, Alcohol, Drugs, Dual-Diagnosis Addiction / Danesh Alam MD, DFAPA, DFASAM

Most Americans will admit to over imbibing from time to time, maybe having one too many glasses of wine with dinner or celebrating a little too much over a major milestone with friends. Early on, these binge drinking sessions may not come with too many consequences. However, as you get older, you may notice that

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Guessing Overdose Trends

Addiction, Drugs / Danesh Alam MD, DFAPA, DFASAM

For over two decades, the United States has been battling an opioid epidemic. Between 1999 and 2017, over 700,000 Americans died from a drug overdose, with 70,000 deaths occurring in 2017 alone. With an average of 130 American lives taken by opioid overdose each day, the introduction of fentanyl – an extremely potent drug of

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Can Cyclobenzaprine Be Abused? Why or Why Not?

Addiction, Dual-Diagnosis Addiction, General Help, Treatment / Danesh Alam MD, DFAPA, DFASAM

Our muscles are remarkable. They tug on our bones, and that helps us walk, dance, and even run. But sometimes, we want those muscles to stop twitching and pulling. And some conditions keep those fibers from relaxing. Cyclobenzaprine is designed to soothe muscle activity. If you've hurt your back or tweaked your neck, your pills

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Addiction & Treatment for People With Medical Conditions

Addiction, Alcohol, Dual-Diagnosis Addiction, Treatment / Danesh Alam MD, DFAPA, DFASAM

You know addictions harm your relationships. Every time you get into a fight with the people you love because of your drug use, you're reminded of that. You also know that addictions hurt your finances. You probably pay your bartender or dealer more than you pay almost anyone in your life. But your addictions can

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United States of Addiction

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South Carolina Addiction Status [Updated 2019]

Addiction, News Source, USA / Danesh Alam MD, DFAPA, DFASAM

Like much of America, South Carolina is suffering the devastating consequences of the opioid epidemic. A study by the CDC found that South Carolina overdose death rates jumped 42.5 percent from 2006 to 2016, the decade preceding the peak of overdose deaths in the US. Drugabuse.gov reports that in 2017, there were 749 overdose deaths

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Fentanyl Being Used to Cut Other Drugs

General Help / Danesh Alam MD, DFAPA, DFASAM

What’s in that drug you’re about to put in your body? Chances are, the street drugs you buy are cut with fentanyl, especially if your drug of choice is heroin. The contamination isn’t benign. Fentanyl is much more powerful than the street drugs your body is accustomed to, and it’s nearly impossible to detect without

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The Dangers of Combining Xanax and Fentanyl