When you are prescribed multiple medications, begin taking a new medication or lessen medication intake, it can be challenging to remember medication dosage and frequency. [...]

Heroin is one of the fastest-acting drugs, offering almost instant pain relief and euphoric feelings. However, the consequences are drastic and could last a lifetime. [...]

No one expects a night out with friends to ruin their life, but a DWI or a DUI charge can have serious consequences that linger [...]

For decades, there has been much scientific research devoted to understanding why some people easily become addicted to drugs and alcohol while others don’t. There [...]

It’s common to open your medicine cabinet one day and realize how many prescription bottles sit unused or expired on the shelves. Many people will [...]

Spotting a character struggling with addiction in movies or on TV is relatively easy. These characters often lead unstable lives, have broken relationships, and may [...]

One of the most common ways that people abuse drugs is through what is known as “doctor shopping.” Doctor shopping occurs all over the United [...]

Many people unfamiliar with addiction assume that recovery is complete when a person finishes detox and/or treatment at a rehab facility, but this couldn’t be [...]

Much of what we know about addiction comes from experiments with lab rats. In one such experiment, researchers gave drug-dependent rodents the choice between drugs [...]

Medication-Assisted Treatment from SAMHSA Opioid Programs The opioid crisis is on a sharp incline in the United States. Users who innocently started using a drug [...]

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Addiction As part of the substance abuse program at Pyramid Healthcare, our counselors work with the Matrix Model to incorporate proven [...]

ASHEVILLE, NC – Pyramid Healthcare’s North Carolina subsidiary since 2012, October Road, Inc., announced today the opening of October Road’s new Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) [...]