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What is the Best Way to Help an Opiate Addict Get Clean?

What is the Best Way to Help an Opiate Addict Get Clean?

Understanding the Difference Between Opioid versus Opiate addiction Opiates are derived directly from opium poppy plants. Opiates are naturally formed. Opioids are synthetically formed to produce a drug. There is no real difference in how the brain and body react to opiates and opioids. Whether you are addicted to opiates or opioids the diagnosis is … Read more

What is Narcan?

What is Narcan?

You may have heard of a medication called Narcan. But what is Narcan and how can it help someone addicted to opioids? NYC Addiction Resources explains.