Improving patient safety and medication therapy: the vital role of pharmacists
Pharmacists are the guardians of safety in the maze of medication administration. They handle the complexities of medication administration with accuracy and care, carefully examining dosage, interactions and potential side…
Of substance | Deccan Herald
Human beings, considering that time immemorial, have a pure urge to ‘feel different’ periodically. It has been named the ‘fourth drive’ right after food stuff, sex and snooze. Small children…
Services fear ‘sleeping giant’ of ice addiction is going largely ignored in Alice Springs
Shannon Althouse knows what rock bottom feels like. He was there seven years ago. Behind bars at the Alice Springs prison, he was serving a 10-year sentence for attempted murder.…
From Orgasms to Overdoses: How Marie Nyswander Went from Treating ‘Sexual Frigidity’ to Heroin Addiction
In the early 1950s Marie Nyswander was ready to move on from addiction. She set up a private practice and specialized in treating women afflicted with what she would call one…
Opioid addiction treatment in EDs not a guarantee
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios The overdose crisis is prompting a lot more hospitals to initiate opioid dependancy procedure in emergency rooms — a improve welcomed by quite a few behavioral health…
Recovery high schools build a culture of mental health to help kids thrive : Shots
5280 High School in Denver is one of 43 secondary schools in the U.S. with a program designed for students recovering from substance use disorder and related mental health disorders.…






