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Escape the Cycle: How ‘Groundhog Day’ Unlocked the Secret to Overcoming Addiction
In the 1993 film, "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray plays Phil, a local weatherman who is obnoxious, self-centered, and entitled. It's February 2nd, and he must cover the Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, PA. "Punxsutawney Phil," the groundhog, will predict how...
Overcoming Fentanyl Addiction: Dr. Masters’ Innovative Suboxone Transition Program
Overcoming Fentanyl addiction has become a formidable challenge in recent years. Once, Mexican Black Tar Heroin dominated the streets, making up 95% of heroin sold. The shift to Fentanyl, however, has had dire consequences. Its production cost—a mere $6,000 per kilo...
Marijuana Dependence
Marijuana Dependence Are You Addicted? Weed Addiction: Increasingly potent forms of Marijuana are on the market now and THEY ARE NOT BENIGN!!! Dr. Masters discusses the risks associated with pot including: development or worsening of depression, anxiety or panic...
Outpatient Fentanyl Detox
Fentanyl: How not to die from it. Getting off of it---how to choose the best option for you; Staying off of it---the approach to treatment for the long term. The idea behind Outpatient Fentanyl Detox is to save as many lives as possible while making access to care as...
Addicts, Alcoholics, and their Friends and Family
Addicts, Alcoholics, and their Friends and Family (Helping vs. Enabling) End the Cycle of Enabling which Prolongs the Disease and Delays Recovery: Dr. Masters shares his own experience of dealing with a close family member affected by the disease of alcoholism....
Suboxone and Methadone for Treatment of Heroin and Opiate Dependence
Suboxone and Methadone for Treatment of Heroin and Opiate Dependence (No B.S. Treatment) Heroin and Opiate Addiction: A comprehensive discussion of the most effective treatment for Opioid Dependence. Misconceptions and myths are debunked in a straightforward...
Drug Overdose is the #1 Cause of Accidental Death in the USA
From 1963 to 1975 we lost 58,000 men in Vietnam. In 2016 alone, we lost 64,070 to drug overdose. The current epidemic of drug overdose is literally “A Vietnam Every Year in the United States.” The most common cause of accidental overdose is a combination of opioids...
The Family Disease of Alcoholism and Addiction
The disease of alcoholism and addiction affects the family on several different levels. The addict or alcoholic is affected with a life limiting and potentially life-threatening illness which is guaranteed to rob him of his dignity, material possessions, and personal...
Addiction, The Disease of the Latter 20th Century
The purpose of this essay is to acquaint the reader with the “elephant in the living room”, i.e., the disease of addiction. Addiction, or its secondary manifestations, represents the most common cause of suffering and death in this country today. This idea, however,...
The Disease Concept of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
During the course of my career as a general internist, I have come to believe that 80% of illnesses are lifestyle induced and 20% are the result of bad genes, bad luck, or a bad infection. My job is to ask myself whether or not the patient sitting in front of me is an...
Dangerous Withdrawal and Overdose Syndromes: Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, Barbiturates, and Opiates
The purpose of this article is to acquaint the reader with some dangerous withdrawal and overdose syndromes that can occur in the setting of alcohol and substance abuse. The drugs that will be discussed in this article are central nervous system depressants, which in...
The Epidemic of Opiate Addiction Due to Prescription Drugs
A recent article in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlighted the severity of opiate addiction due to prescription drug abuse. According to the article in the July 2009 edition: “nonmedical use of prescription opioids has increased exponentially since the early 1990s....