We believe the best way to treat addiction is to understand it. Which is why we continue to educate not just our patients, but their family, friends and community.
Over the last thirty years, heroin has surpassed cocaine as a top recreational drug in Massachusetts.1 Heroin access, prescription opiate dependency, and the rise of opioids across New England contribute to heroin’s popularity. Unfortunately, like other opioids, heroin is highly addictive. In 2020, 2000 people in Massachusetts died from opioid…
The animal sedative Xylazine is being mixed in with street drugs and having a dangerous impact in communities across the nation. Known more commonly as Tranq, or Tranq Dope, it is fueling an alarming rise in overdoses and deaths. Key Takeaways Xylazine is being mixed in as a cutting…
While opioids like fentanyl and oxycodone get more press than almost any other addictive substance, their chemical progenitor, heroin, remains an impactful and deadly presence. Thousands of people struggle with heroin use disorder each year, and the risk of death by overdose remains high for those who use this extremely…
Tens of thousands of people in the U.S. die from opioid overdoses each year, including heroin overdoses. Thankfully, those numbers have decreased slightly due to the broader availability of life-saving drugs like Narcan. However, Narcan is no substitute for a heroin addiction treatment program. While it can reverse a heroin…
