by Cristina Utti, MA, MFA | Aug 24, 2016 | Addiction
Joblessness and addiction go hand-in-hand. It is difficult to get up and go to work every day when stuck in an addiction, although some people do manage to keep their jobs. Just as addiction can lead to joblessness, so can joblessness perpetuate addiction. Statistics...
by Cindy Spiegel | Aug 19, 2016 | Addiction
By Cristina Utti and Erica Utti-Hodge Media portrayal of addiction is a mixed bag. TV shows and movies often glamorize substance use or minimize its consequences. At the same time, some shows reveal the darker truths of addiction. We’ll look at three TV shows to...
by Cristina Utti, MA, MFA | Aug 12, 2016 | Addiction
Buprenorphine is an opioid partial agonist, derived from thebaine, an alkaloid of the poppy Papaver somniferum. Because it is an opioid, it produces the same effects of other opioids such as heroin and opioid-based medications. But because it is an agonist,...
by Cristina Utti, MA, MFA | Aug 10, 2016 | Addiction, Addiction Consequences
There is a huge market for drugs to aid in the treatment of opioid addiction. In 2014, the sales of Suboxone sublingual film were approximately 1.3 billion in the United States, and the total market has grown to over 1.7 billion. Bunavail is a direct competitor of...
by Cristina Utti, MA, MFA | May 16, 2016 | Addiction, Addiction Consequences
How one is raised plays a fundamental part in how they live as adults. It is estimated that more than 28 million Americans are children of parents who are addicted to alcohol or drugs. Of that number, nearly 11 million are under the age of eighteen. When a child is...
by Cristina Utti, MA, MFA | May 13, 2016 | Addiction
Yes, research has found that athletes and those who exercise regularly frequently consume alcohol and suffer alcohol-related problems. The amount of exercise that one performs has been directly linked with the amount of alcohol consumed. Athletes and those who...
