CWKavinRAS's MedHelp Blogs https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/2126606 Medical communities and forums staffed by doctors from leading medical centers. Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en Could Psychotherapy Combined with Rapid Detox Be the Key to Beating Painkiller and Heroin Addiction? One of the main reasons we created a specialized center for opiate dependency that has such a high ra CWKavinRAS Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:07:32 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/840709/Could-Psychotherapy-Combined-with-Rapid-Detox-Be-the-Key-to-Beating-Painkiller-and-Heroin-Addiction https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/840709/Could-Psychotherapy-Combined-with-Rapid-Detox-Be-the-Key-to-Beating-Painkiller-and-Heroin-Addiction Rate of Newborns Born Addicted to Opiates Triples It’s of course heartbreaking to watch anyone battle prescription painkiller addiction, but the rec CWKavinRAS Thu, 30 May 2013 13:54:17 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/784123/Rate-of-Newborns-Born-Addicted-to-Opiates-Triples https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/784123/Rate-of-Newborns-Born-Addicted-to-Opiates-Triples Heroin Use in the U.S. During the past several years it seems there is no escaping the news about prescription drug use run CWKavinRAS Wed, 08 May 2013 16:45:49 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/762456/Heroin-Use-in-the-US https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/762456/Heroin-Use-in-the-US Rapid Detox With all of the different rapid detox treatments available to patients these days, it can be extremel CWKavinRAS Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:35:14 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/694856/Rapid-Detox https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/694856/Rapid-Detox Hydrocodone Some of you may have seen the recent news surrounding hydrocodone, but I wanted to share it here for CWKavinRAS Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:12:25 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/680270/Hydrocodone https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/680270/Hydrocodone Life After Opiate Addiction You may have seen some of your darkest days. Perhaps you reached the very depths of despair while CWKavinRAS Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:16:59 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/671061/Life-After-Opiate-Addiction https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/671061/Life-After-Opiate-Addiction Prescription Painkiller Addiction Adults And Young People Alike Are Falling Prey To Prescription Painkiller Addiction But Contributi CWKavinRAS Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:06:51 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/622557/Prescription-Painkiller-Addiction https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/622557/Prescription-Painkiller-Addiction Heroin Abuse on the Rise among U.S. Teenagers Heroin used to be a drug that was synonymous with poverty, crime and destitution. Unfortunately, h CWKavinRAS Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:29:39 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/433462/Heroin-Abuse-on-the-Rise-among-US-Teenagers https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/433462/Heroin-Abuse-on-the-Rise-among-US-Teenagers Fibromyalgia Awareness This Saturday, May 12, is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, so it’s a perfect time to talk abou CWKavinRAS Fri, 11 May 2012 14:27:49 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/386696/Fibromyalgia-Awareness https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/386696/Fibromyalgia-Awareness Opioid-induced hyperalgesia reduces pain tolerance and heightens discomfort Patients who are prescribed long-term prescription painkiller treatment programs should be cautious o CWKavinRAS Thu, 03 May 2012 17:08:34 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/358765/Opioid-induced-hyperalgesia-reduces-pain-tolerance-and-heightens-discomfort https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/358765/Opioid-induced-hyperalgesia-reduces-pain-tolerance-and-heightens-discomfort Understanding Why Painkiller Dependency Occurs We’ve treated thousands of patients for dependency to painkillers over the past 13 years, and one o CWKavinRAS Tue, 01 May 2012 20:09:11 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/355784/Understanding-Why-Painkiller-Dependency-Occurs https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/355784/Understanding-Why-Painkiller-Dependency-Occurs