If you have experienced chronic pain or undergone invasive surgery, it’s likely that your doctor prescribed a powerful opioid to help manage your discomfort. Many patients are given opioids like oxycodone and morphine after surgery, to treat painful conditions such as cancer, or even after intensive dental work. These drugs have become so common that…
What Is Fentanyl? Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid pain reliever that is typically prescribed for severe pain treatment. It is quite potent, being 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine, which is already a strong pain reliever. In recent years, fentanyl has been a hot topic as overdoses resulting in death from its use have…
What Is Fentanyl-Laced Weed? Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid pain reliever that is 80 to 100 times more potent than morphine. Fentanyl-laced weed is another way to describe marijuana that has been contaminated with fentanyl. Typically, fentanyl comes in powder form, though it occasionally comes in blotter paper or liquid form. As it is…
What Are Psychedelics? Psychedelics, also often referred to as “hallucinogens,” are a category of drugs whose primary effect is that they trigger altered states of consciousness. Psychedelics can be composed of chemicals, such as LSD or “acid,” or plants, such as psilocybin or “magic” mushrooms. Other psychedelics include ecstasy, PCP, GHB, ketamine, ayahuasca, and salvia. …
What Is A Drug Interaction? According to data released by the Health Policy Institute in 2021, roughly 66% of U.S. adults take prescription drugs. Many individuals are also taking more than one prescription drug on a daily basis. Whenever a person is taking a drug—and particularly when they are taking multiple drugs—they run the risk…
Asheville, along with a handful of other cities across the nation, has been nicknamed “Beertown, USA” for the high number of breweries they have in the area. As of 2020, the greater Asheville area had a whopping 48 breweries! Though Asheville has gone from a small, quiet town to a bustling downtown, it is still…
A bar that does not serve alcohol might sound like an oxymoron. “Sober bars”, also called “dry bars” or “alcohol-free” bars, have been on the rise in recent years. In many cities, including Asheville, sober bars have become a mainstay as places for those to enjoy an alcohol-free night in a public space that feels…
A person who has cocaine dependence experiences withdrawal symptoms when they are not abusing cocaine. Cocaine addiction is when a person abuses cocaine on a regular basis in spite of harm and negative consequences as a result of abuse. The 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) describes problematic cocaine…
Morphine has a long history going back to the 1800s. Morphine is created directly from naturally occurring opium harvested from poppy plants. The pharmaceutical company Merck began marketing morphine in 1827 but the substance was not commonly used until the invention of the hypodermic syringe in the 1850s. Jumping forward to contemporary times, morphine is…
Not everyone is aware that the medication in Benadryl is actually the same medication (Diphenhydramine) contained in many over-the-counter (OTC) sleeping pills including Unisom and Advil PM. This is one of the many reasons why it can be dangerous to mix alcohol and Benadryl. Benadryl is an antihistamine that is often recommended for use for…
