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]
Colleges Wage War on Substance Abuse
In today’s world, the fight against addiction on college campuses is an uphill battle. The peer pressure to begin using drugs and binge drinking is stronger than ever; pair that with the increased availability of the substances (and throw in
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
The Rise Of Opioid Addiction on Philly Area College Campuses
In an "eye-opening" Philly.com article written by Susan Snyder entitled "At Rutgers, a haven for students in recovery", the opioid epidemic has stretched its reach into college campuses. Addiction on a college campus is no surprise with the culture of
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
How Pennsylvania is Battling Against Accidental Opioid Overdose Deaths
It is no surprise to anyone that the Opioid Crisis has become the #1 health concern facing the USA. According to US Department of Health and Human Services, in 2016 alone, 116 people died everyday from opioid-related drug overdoses and
Are “old school” Ideologies Hurting Opioid Treatment and Recovery?
In a very powerful and personal Op-Ed in the New York Times entitled "The Wrong Way to Treat Opioid Addiction" author Maia Szalavitz emphasizes that the single biggest obstacle in the overdose epidemic and failed recovery practices in our society