Opioid Benzo Tapering
If you or someone you care about is taking opioids, even with a prescription, you need to learn the 3 Steps to Save A Life. Watch training videos, a dramatic presentation, and download the app at OORescue.com.
Innovation MD partners with the Atlanta Healing Center to provide patients who wish to reduce their exposure to habit-forming prescription medications access to a highly skilled team of providers led by a renowned psychiatrist, Susan Blank, MD. The Atlanta Healing Center provides convenient, evidence-based, high-quality addiction treatment program with proven results.
Common habit-forming medications include:
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benzodiazepines (e.g. Xanax, Valium)
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opioids (e.g. Percocet, Lortab, methadone)
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stimulants (e.g. Adderall)
Side effects of these powerful drugs can be life-threatening. Dr. Slack has been actively involved in working to educate the community about the risks of medications and in creating overdose prevention training for both first responders and the community-at-large.