Interview with Clinical Director Ciara Levine
[caption id="attachment_9783" align="alignnone" width="258"] Ciara Levine, Clinical Director (Psychiatric Nurse, MSN, RN, PMHCNS)[/caption] Recovery Today Magazine sits down with BrainSpark Health's Clinical Director Ciara Levine to discuss the power of NAD+ IV Therapy. [audio mp3="https://twutw6sb68-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ciara-Levine-Interview-d8859.mp3"][/audio]
The Truth About Opioid Withdrawal and NAD IV Treatment
For addicts seeking to end usage of opioids, recovery begins with a period of detox, in which patients face withdrawal symptoms. When an opioid medication is consumed regularly by the human body, over time the body becomes desensitized to the
The Battle to Defeat the Opioid Crisis is Far From Over
The opioid crisis plagues the United States, and finally the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s data suggest the addiction rates are plateauing. This drop can be attributed to more thoughtful prescribing of medications by doctors and an increase of public
The Slippery Slope of Medical Marijuana in the Opioid Crisis
It's safe to say that most people have some sort of an addiction. Whether it's binge watching certain TV programs, eating only Häagen-Dazs® ice cream, or even obsessing over our political environment. On a much more serious note, Drug and
Is there a Way to Separate Addiction and Painkillers?
A recent article in MIT Technology Review by Adam Piore profiled the efforts of medical researchers to separate addiction and painkillers. Piore wrote of James Zadina, a researcher at the Tulane School of Medicine and the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care
How “Street Opioids” Are Driving The Opioid Crisis In America
The fierce battle that is brewing with the Opioid Crisis has been the difference in opinion from lawmakers vs. medical professionals. The only thing everyone can agree on is the fact that it is a systematic problem and is only
How Chronic Pain Sufferers Fall Victim to the Opioid Crisis
In a recent article from Philly.com entitled "The other opioid epidemic: chronic pain patients in need of care", author Ira Cantor (Ira Cantor, M.D. is an internal medicine physician) discusses the lack of attention of how people living with chronic pain are
