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Author Archives: Holly Crittenden

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Methadone: What Is It and How Is It Used?

By David Cassise, Regional Director in Virginia, Pinnacle Treatment Centers When treating opioid use disorder, or opioid addiction, methadone is often used as part of a medication-assisted treatment (MAT)...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Addiction Treatment for Medicare Recipients

By Brian N. Talleur, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Aegis Treatment Centers, a Pinnacle Treatment Center Network Substance abuse and addiction can affect everyone, and it looks different in every...
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Monday, January 25, 2021

What Is Buprenorphine (Suboxone) & How Can it Help Me?

By Guy M. Lerner, MD, medical director, NKY Med, an opioid treatment program in Covington, Kentucky; and physician at Recovery Works Elizabethtown, one of Pinnacle’s five residential treatment centers...
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Thursday, December 10, 2020

How to Have a Sober New Year’s

By Ryan Greene, PhD, LPC, Lead Counselor, Pinnacle Treatment Services of Roanoke, an intensive outpatient addiction counseling program in Roanoke, Virginia The “New Year” is an arbitrary concept. In...
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Counseling for Opioid Addiction: Why Medication is Not Enough

Data collected by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) revealed that in 2018, 128 people died each day from an opioid overdose. The very effectiveness of pain-relieving and...
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Friday, October 23, 2020

Understanding the Process: The Three Pillars of Drug Addiction Treatment

When life is disrupted by a substance use disorder, either yours or that of a loved one, the concept of drug addiction treatment may seem daunting. It is...
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