At this point, everyone has heard about the opioid crisis – from the harrowing statistics indicating just how many have wound up addicted or dead, to the federal government’s efforts to limit patient access to the narcotic drug. For people who have thus far successfully managed their pain and improved their quality of life thanks to opioid-based treatment, they may suddenly face a dramatic reduction in the availability of these medications. This includes patients suffering from chronic, ... [Read More]
Opioid Crisis
Probuphine Implants vs. Suboxone: Which One Is a Better Choice for Opiate Detox?
If you or a loved one has ever been addicted to opiates, you know first-hand the struggle that goes along with trying to detox from them. Opiates include morphine, heroin, and prescription painkillers like oxycodone. Detoxing from an opiate addiction is extremely difficult, with many people relapsing because they can’t cope with the withdrawal symptoms – or the pain that led them to turn to opiates in the first place. Thankfully, there are prescription medications that can make the detox ... [Read More]
Surgeon General Issues an Advisory on Naloxone to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Naloxone is a drug used to counter the effects that opioids have on the body. Fast-acting and effective, naloxone can temporarily reverse or halt an overdose. When administered to a person who is overdosing on opioids, naloxone can restore normal breathing if it has stopped or become slow and labored. There have been many documented cases where it has saved the lives of people who overdose. For the first time since 2005, the Surgeon General issued an advisory regarding opioid abuse and ... [Read More]
The Opioid Crisis
There is a public health epidemic that knows no prejudice. Doctors and lawyers, housewives and honor-roll students; all races, nationalities and socio-economic strata can fall victim to it. There is no known cure except to limit exposure, which in itself can be hard. And in this case, too much of a “safe” thing can lead to ruined lives and death. This epidemic is called the Opioid Crisis, and it is of such public concern that upon taking office, President Trump made it one of his first ... [Read More]
Two of Balcones Pain’s Physicians, Dr. Matt McCarty and Dr. Rey Ximenes, Have Been Asked to Participate in a Televised Townhall on the Opioid Crisis
Austin and San Antonio, TX – Spectrum Networks today announced it will present “Lone Star Crisis,” an investigative special on the local impact of the national opioid epidemic in Central Texas. “Lone Star Crisis,” set to air on Spectrum News Austin and Spectrum News San Antonio Wednesday, May 16 at 7 PM CDT, will take a deep look into the personal stories and efforts of people fighting the destructive epidemic. Immediately following the special, Spectrum News Austin and Spectrum News San ... [Read More]
