Q & A with Santé’s Medical Director, Melissa Pennington, D.O. WHAT ARE OPIOIDS? Opioids, sometimes referred to as narcotics, are pain medications prescribed by……
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WHAT IS TIANEPTINE OR “GAS STATION HEROIN”? Tianeptine is a prescription drug used for depression in some European, Asian, and Latin American countries. It is……
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Trying to determine which addiction treatment center is right for you can be difficult. Sometimes we simply don’t know the right questions to ask. This……
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Argyle, Texas, May 7, 2020—Headlines scream continuously about COVID-19 – the number of cases, unemployment rates, vaccine progress, etc. Included in those headlines are stories……