According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 100,000 people died from overdose-related deaths in 2020. Fentanyl, a potent and synthetic opioid, causes 60% of those deaths. Education surrounding fentanyl has spread throughout the medical community, but overdose deaths are still high due to this substance. Unfortunately, many people who overdose on fentanyl […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 71,238 people died from synthetic opioid overdoses in 2021. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are made in a lab with the same chemical structure as other opioids. Doctors use them for clinical pain management post-surgery. Unfortunately, drugs like fentanyl have become widely available online or through […]
If you’ve ever had an opioid dependence, you might be familiar with buprenorphine (Suboxone®). buprenorphine (Suboxone®) is a Schedule III narcotic medication prescribed for those who are looking to end their opioid use. It’s a mixture of buprenorphine (an opioid agonist) and naloxone (an opioid antagonist). It binds to opioid receptors in the brain, tricking […]
In 2020, almost 92,000 people died from overdose-related deaths in the U.S. Opioid use disorder (OUD) has become a national crisis. For those looking to stop their opioid use, some medications can help with withdrawals and cravings. One of those medications is called buprenorphine (Suboxone®), and it’s preferred by many doctors over its counterpart, methadone. […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control, deaths caused by opioids increased from 70,029 in 2020 to 80,816 in 2021. With numbers like these, it’s no surprise that we need effective, immediate, and evidence-based medications for opioid use disorder (OUD). Suboxone®, or buprenorphine/naloxone, is one of these medications. We use buprenorphine (Suboxone®) at ReVIDA® Recovery […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), synthetic opioids cause 82% of all opioid-related deaths. Opiates like opium and morphine are derived from a natural source – the poppy plant. When an opioid is synthetic, it’s manufactured in a lab, usually with a morphine base. Synthetic opioids are man-made and have become a focal […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 80,000 people lost their lives to opioid overdose in 2021. Treatment programs that include effective medication options for opioid use disorder (OUD) have never been more important than they are today. At ReVIDA® Recovery, we believe that quality treatment can prevent senseless and tragic deaths from OUD. […]
Oxycodone (Oxycontin®), a prescription pain medication, is currently front and center of America’s opioid epidemic. When misused, oxycodone can lead to dependency, overdose, and even death. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers in 2019. With nearly 108,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021, it’s clear […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 42 out of every 100 people received a prescription for oxycodone in 2020. This is a major drop from the number of prescriptions in years prior, but it’s still a significant amount. It’s a popular opioid drug because of its ability to stop pain signals […]
One of ReVIDA’s core values is “Visibility” because we are proud of our work and are honored to publicly challenge the stigma many of our patients face. Click here to read a recent editorial by ReVIDA published by The Greeneville Sun.
