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Featured“Oh my god, I feel normal”: This is Your Brain on Suboxone
If you’ve been struggling with opioid addiction or have a family member mired in addiction, chances are you’ve heard of Suboxone. Maybe you’ve heard it’s a “miracle drug,” allowing folks with OUD (opioid use disorder) to kick heroin or pills for good, without suffering the unbearable withdrawal that drives addiction. Or maybe you’ve heard Suboxone… Read more
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“A Model of What a Jail Should Be”: Pioneering Program Offers Medication for Opioid Addiction
For years, the Benton County Jail in south central Washington was a revolving door. Inmates addicted to opioids would endure days in withdrawal, vomiting in buckets, moaning on the cement floor, overcome with anxiety. Then, upon their release from the jail, their cravings for opioids would be stronger than ever and they go right back… Read more
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Fentanyl Comes Crashing: Surviving the Third Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
At the lowest point of her fentanyl addiction, Jo would pop just enough pills to survive the workday without throwing up — and then go “balls to the wall” after exiting the office. “I’d stop at a store or a gas station bathroom because I didn’t want to be seen,” recalls Jo, 37 who worked… Read more
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