Addiction in Healthcare: Knowing the Signs and How to Get Help

Jun 08, 2021 at 12:00 pm by steve

By : Mike Wilkerson, MD Corporate Medical Director, Bradford Health Services With the imminent emergency of the Covid virus subsiding, discussions have shifted from the.... Read More

UAB's New Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention

Nov 19, 2020 at 12:19 pm by steve

Think back to the time before Covid-19. Another epidemic was ravaging America, leaving thousands of grieving families to mourn the loss of loved ones to opioids, pain killers.... Read More

Addressing the Gap Between Need & Access in Treating Addiction

Oct 12, 2018 at 02:52 pm by steve

Largely driven by opioid usage, there is a strong consensus on a local, state and federal level that substance abuse is at epidemic proportions in the United States. Numerous.... Read More

Addressing the Opioid Abuse Epidemic

Jun 14, 2016 at 10:35 am by steve

The existence of an opioid drug abuse problem in the United States is no secret, although the scale of this problem may be less well known. From 1999 to 2014, more than 165,00.... Read More

February 2024

Feb 23, 2024 at 08:13 am by kbarrettalley

Your February 2024 Issue of Birmingham Medical News is Here!