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[photos|cancer] Caption contest
routes case | December 5th 2009 by farrelwel
By request from garyomaha, a new caption contest! Usual rules apply. I'll collect captions in comments here (at both jlake.com and jaylake.livejournal.com) until I get bored with it, then build a voting poll, once I'm far enough off opiates to stit read more
Bring your Baby
Get Clean. Stay Clean. | December 5th 2009 by Dr. Peter Coleman
When I gave birth to my two daughters many years ago, I was in a pretty nice room at a local hospital. Since then birthing suites have evolved into very peaceful, beautiful, homey yet functional settings.So I just couldn’t seem to help myself from read more
old man in act iv
conscious living & conscious dying | December 4th 2009 by daishin
Pain continues to inform my worldview. We have a tentative diagnosis, but no treatment plan or prognosis. Opiates make me dizzy and unable to operate heavy machinery. Intensity of pain falls between 8 and 9 on a scale of 10. Brandishing a fake read more
[cancer] Trying to put things into perspective
routes case | December 4th 2009 by farrelwel
Well, let's see. My mental acuity has returned sufficiently for me to track complex conversations over extended time periods, specifically between one medication cycle and the next. Just today I've begun experimenting with extending (slightly) the read more
drug alcohol – Know About Opiate Drug Testing
Alcohol-Treatment | December 4th 2009 by Rolf Joho
Know About Opiate Drug Testing Opiates are one of the most addictive drugs with sedative and analgesic effects, which depress the central nervous system. According to the TEDS report, opiates are the primary substance of abuse and accounted for almo read more
Opiate Addiction Symptoms and Signs
Health Press | December 3rd 2009
Opiate addiction is an insidious problem that has plagued society for centuries, but perhaps never more so than today. A two-edged sword, opiates can heal or destroy. An opiate is any drug derived from the opium poppy plant. The main opiates are morp read more
Waiting On Wednesday (10)
A Bookshelf Monstrosity | December 2nd 2009 by A Bookshelf Monstrosity
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine.This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:A beautifully imagined tale of the Bronte sisters and the writing of Jane Eyre. The year is 1846. In a cold parsonage on read more
12 Panel Urine Dip Instant Drug Test - Amp, Coc, Bzo, Opi, Thc, P…
Antin’s Popular Health Issues | December 1st 2009 by Sri Ariantini
FDA Approved Simple and easy to use. Convenient with accurate, rapid results! Testing AMP-Amphetamines, COC-Cocaine, BZO-Benzodiazepines, OPI-Opiates, THC-Marijuana, PCP-Phencyclidine Testing BAR-Barbiturates, MAMP-Methamphetamine, TCA-Tricyclic An read more
Rebalancing the Brain
Get Clean. Stay Clean. | December 1st 2009 by Dr. Peter Coleman
When we meet a patient for the first time at TCI for an accelerated opiate detox, our main focus is helping him or her detox from the drug of choice. Because Dr. Coleman has been doing this for many years, most detoxes go smoothly; in fact a patient read more
[cancer] Just dropping by to see what condition my condition is i…
routes case | December 1st 2009 by farrelwel
As calendula_witch continues to so ably document, most recently here, I am at home recovering, I seem to be able to handle a small amont of Twitter, but blogging and email are bot very tough for me right now under the influence of opiates. But as I read more
Is Suboxone Right For You?
Addiction Treament Rehab Staff and Alumni Blog | November 30th 2009 by Mike H
When quitting opiate drugs, the withdrawal experience can become unbearable (both mentally and physically). Quitting heroin cold turkey can be so uncomfortable that the person will revert back to using the drug rather than experience the discomfort read more
No Title
I'm Just F.I.N.E. | November 28th 2009
It's a magnificent day here. Blue sky, light breeze, and warm temperatures are making it glorious. We came out on the boat yesterday and have been for a beach walk this morning. I spotted an octopus crawling up on shore. It was clutching a clam w read more
Common Painkillers Boosts Cancer Growth
Heart Health | November 28th 2009 by Manmeet
Painkillers known as opiates are widely used to treat both acute and chronic pain. Morphine, in particular, is often used to relieve the pain experienced by cancer patients. But now comes evidence from two new studies that strongly indicates opiate- read more
Mesa Police Admit Taser Shots Contributed to Death of Francisco S…
Electronic Village | November 24th 2009 by Wayne Hicks
Mesa Police Department issued a report that acknowledges that the two taser shots of 50,000 volts each into the body of 36-year old Francisco Sesate contributed to his death. The report concludes that drugs (opiates, amphetamines and cocaine) and phy read more
Common pain relief drugs promote cancer growth
Health Care n Diet | November 23rd 2009 by rajathe
A new study has revealed that common pain relief medication such as morphine can actually encourage the growth and spread of cancer cells. Opiate-based painkillers have been shown to stimulate cancer growth. Two new studies have shown how shielding l read more
Opiate Pain Medications May Promote Cancer
Recall Insider | November 18th 2009 by Terry
Although the opiate pain drug morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer read more
Opiate pain medications may promote cancer
iHealthBulletin News | November 18th 2009
Although the opiate pain drug morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer read more
What is Opium?
Trading | November 17th 2009 by Ali Raza
Opium is the crudest form and also the least potent of the Opiates. Opium is a narcotic formed from the latex released by lacerating (or "scoring") the immature seed pods of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum).Opium is the milky latex fluid contained read more
Re: [Personal-Fitness-Trainer] The Biggest Loser
Hardcore Muscle and Fitness | November 14th 2009 by rudi riyanto
I don't think it is safe at all - and they sign some serious waivers before they appear on the show. No chance of lawsuits. They're walking around with stress fractures. It takes weeks read more
‘Sticky’ OxyContin is New and Tamper Resistant
Addiction Treament Rehab Staff and Alumni Blog | November 10th 2009 by Mike H
The potent opiate pain medication OxyContin was developed originally to deliver medication gradually over many hours, providing lasting analgesia to those with moderate to severe pain, such as cancer patients.It didn’t take abusers long to figure o read more
Psychological Factors in Drug Use and Drug Abuse
Addiction Treatment and Mental Health Blog | November 6th 2009 by Brendan Quinn
If the induction of appetites and cravings, which has been hitherto seen as psychological dependence, is not in fact any more psychological than the physical dependence that underlies withdrawal, is there any other psychology involved? There almost c read more
Naltrexone Blood Level Study
Get Clean. Stay Clean. | November 5th 2009 by Dr. Peter Coleman
Just a short and sweet message: we have started measuring the blood levels of naltrexone in patient’s receiving our new 1.4 gram implant. Although it is early in our study, the results are promising. At 8 weeks post-implant, the levels of opiate-b read more
Anna Nicole Smith’s Drug Use Was Aided by Drug Addicted Doctor
Putting the Sting in Drug Testing, Whatever That Means | November 4th 2009
Dangerous levels of addictive sedatives and opiates were given to the star by her internist even after she was asked to seek drug counseling for her use. The star consumed high levels of these drugs for long periods and manipulated doctors into a read more
Moving Toward a Plant Based Diet
Get Clean. Stay Clean. | November 4th 2009 by Dr. Peter Coleman
Many of our patients come from around the country-and some from farther than that—for an Accelerated Detox, either from opiates, benzos or alcohol. For our local patients (or anyone traveling here in mid November) I invite you to attend our monthly read more
Ultrasound Tech: Drug Treatment of Labor Pains
Allied Health World | November 3rd 2009 by Jill Rey
There are many different options for drug treatment of pain during labour. Some of the most popular are: Entonox, Pethidine, Morphine, Diamorphine, Epidural, spinal, local anaesthetic , and general anaesthetic. I will outline and describe each opti read more
Pain Relief Options: Natural and Medical
Guide Insurance | November 3rd 2009 by buknuk chin
At some point in our lives, we will experience some sort of chronic pain that we positively hate and wish to go away. But as much as we seek pain relief immediately and despise the discomfort, the truth is that pain is useful to our survival as it read more
Cycle of Change - Stage 1
Get Clean. Stay Clean. | November 2nd 2009 by Dr. Peter Coleman
Eight years ago at 230 pounds, Larry was a body builder. One day at the gym he was doing squats without a spotter and ruptured a disc.When he came to see us in July of this year, he was 175 pounds and he’d been through eight years of escalating opi read more
Howard K. Stern set for trial in Anna Nicole Smith death
Estate of Denial | November 1st 2009 by Lou Ann Anderson
Judge Orders Trial in Anna Nicole Smith’s Death Reuters October 30, 2009 The Epoch Times http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24560/ LOS ANGELES—A California judge Friday ordered the boyfriend and two doctors of former Playboy model a read more
Judge orders 3 to trial in Anna Nicole drug case
Entertainment Vybz | November 1st 2009 by Lady Mystery
LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent wrote yesterday that, three key players in the troubled world of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith have been ordered to stand trial after a hearing that plumbed the drug-fueled depths of her final years and the a read more
Oh, Magoo! You've done it again!
Unfinished Madness and Other Walks of Life | November 1st 2009 by Ben Birnam
His name was Hal Lambert. Hal-o-wishes. A charter member of my Dad's drinking entourage, he was forever decked out in his pork pie hat and dapper threads, a gentleman in the 1950's sense of the word. Kind of sophisticated for Dad's crowd. Sophisti read more
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