CDC Reports Highest Drug Overdose Death Rates in Record
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released provisional data showing 70,689 drug overdose deaths in 2017. We’ve analyzed the CDC release and responded in a press release of our own addressing what this data means for our communities. The data released showed the highest overdose death rate on record and reflects an increase […]
Death Rates from Fentanyl Analogs Doubled
Waismann Method’s director Clare Waismann provides insight into the CDC reports on doubling of death rates from fentanyl analogs. According to the CDC’s Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report, the number of deaths from fentanyl and fentanyl analogs doubled in the first half of 2017 compared to the second half of 2016. “We need to reach patients […]
Suicide and Overdose
Suicide and overdose are two primary causes of death in the United States. The issue becomes how to differentiate intentional overdoses versus accidental ones? Is emotional pain the real cause of most deaths in our society? If this is correct, then adequate and accessible mental health care should be the focus of our efforts. Numerous […]
Drugs for Opioid Abuse Treatment: A Solution or an Obstacle to Recovery
Waismann Method, one of the world’s most successful opioid detox programs, has released some sobering statistics. When comparing the number of patients in the first part of 2017 to the same months of 2018, and the drugs they seek treatment from, the center found a 233% hike in detoxification for Suboxone dependence and other buprenorphine-based […]
Rising Incidence of Recreational Fentanyl Use Among Youth
Fentanyl is a drug used medically for pain management, but for drug users, it can be a new way to achieve a high when combined with heroin. Recent research by the Waismann Method® opioid treatment specialists, reveals the striking increase in the number of recreational fentanyl use and users who are seeking detoxification. […] Fentanyl […]
United States Effort to Curtail the Opioid Crisis
Excerpt of Chicago Evening Post article on Waismann Method’s take on the US efforts to curtail opioid crisis. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. April 11, 2018 – The Opioid Crisis has been brewing beneath the surface for decades, but it’s only been in recent years that people have begun to realize the magnitude of its impact on society. With […]
RTL Interview with Waismann Method Domus Retreat
RTL Interview with Waismann Method – Domus Retreat RTL Television (formerly RTL plus), other referred to as RTL, is a German commercial television network distributed via cable, satellite, and digital terrestrial (DVB-T2) in highly populated areas. Moreover, the RTL Group, Germany’s largest private free-to-air broadcaster owns RTL. RTL interviews Clare Waismann for a segment on opioids […]
Heroin Abuse and Stricter Opioid Prescribing Policies
Association Between Heroin Abuse And Opioid Prescribing Policies LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Michael Lowenstein has undoubtedly heard the notion that restrictive prescribing policies on opioid painkillers have fueled the ongoing heroin epidemic. However, a recent review of current data in the New England Journal of Medicine finds little support for that […]
What If Insurance Companies Stopped Covering Opioid Prescriptions?
Cigna Health Stopped Covering Oxycontin The question “what if insurance companies stopped covering opioid prescriptions?” has come up numerous times over the years. Cigna Health has announced it will no longer cover costs for OxyContin, saying it’s part of the company’s effort to reduce the opioid epidemic. There might be a new way to fight […]
Drinking After Rehab In Touch Weekly Magazine
Drinking after rehab: In Touch Weekly Magazine wrote an article for which they consulted Clare Waismann of the Waismann Method®. About the InTouch Magazine Drinking After Rehab Article on Jon Hamm The article is about the actor Jon Hamm and his alcohol consumption after rehabilitation. Excerpt from the In Touch Weekly, a celebrity news magazine: […]
