Of all of the prescription medications given to patients, Vicodin has risen to the top of the list of abused medications. Normally the use of this painkiller is prescribed by a physician for pain after surgery and/or serious injury. The medication is actually very effective in lower doses initially, but over time it’s effects are [...]
Acupuncture is now widely used as a new alternative treatment for pain all over the world. It has a very low risk factor for any serious side effects and is becoming more and more accepted as a new means of [...]
There are many advantages to using Suboxone for treating opiate dependency in a detox setting. Addicts detoxing on Suboxone report little to no ‘high’ from this medication as opposed to other treatments using [...]
Medication management of ADD and ADHD in adolescence does not increase the risk of substance abuse [...]
This drug, when taken by the addict prevents overdose and the ‘high’ that the addict is expecting. This medication is best used in a controlled and monitored environment such as the one Cornerstone of Southern California [...]
As we have learned about more and more of the underlying changes in the brain, so too we have found and developed new approaches to treating different disorders and [...]