Robert Nesta Ball, MD - Heroin/Opiate Addiction, Primary Care

10/09/2025

03/25/2025

Your members of Congress need to hear from YOU about preserving Medicaid funding!

If legislators are looking for waste in the federal budget, they should instead turn their attention to the so-called “Medicare Advantage” program.

Take action at https://pnhp.salsalabs.org/CutMedicareAdvantageNotMedicaid2025/index.html

03/25/2025

You're reading Part 1 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction.

About 1 in 5 adults with opioid use disorder receive medication treatment.

About The War on Recovery
For the last year, Lev Facher has been investigating a disturbing pattern he’d noticed as STAT’s addiction reporter: Even with overdose deaths at all-time highs, it remains very difficult for people to obtain medications used to treat opioid use disorder.

Doctors told him about myths and stigma surrounding methadone and buprenorphine, two highly effective medications that curb opioid cravings and withdrawals and vastly reduce the risk of a fatal overdose.

People who wanted to quit opioids told of frustrating red tape and humiliating rules.

Experts in Europe pointed out that drug deaths had radically dropped when the medications were made easier to access. A sweeping analysis of the nation’s addiction clinics helped him understand the financial interests shaping the industry. Facher’s reporting revealed a de facto war on recovery — one that costs the U.S. tens of thousands of lives each year.

A yearlong STAT investigation shows that virtually every sector of American society is obstructing the use of medications that could prevent tens of thousands of overdose deaths.

03/25/2025

US needs Universal Healthcare!

03/25/2025

03/25/2025

What do you suppose corporate health insurers are expecting to get in return for their lobbying blitz?

03/25/2025

History Repeating itself!

by Timothy W. Ryback

07/19/2024

This was a significant accomplishment for the Jamaican National Team, as they continue to put up strong results in international play.

The Jamaicans previously captured a gold medal in their international debut at the 2019 Amerigol Latam Cup, where they defeated Colombia in the finals in a shootout, 3-2.

Read more: https://www.jamaicalivenews.com/jamaica-wins-ice-hockey-challenger-series-in-canada/

09/06/2023

The place in Iceland where Green Fields, Yellow River, Black Beach and Blue Sea meet!

09/11/2022

Seet deh!

09/11/2022

"Personally, I think the best action a provider can take to mitigate burnout is to practice mindfulness exercises and appropriate self-cares, taking time out of the day to sit quietly and disconnect.

Asking for help when overwhelmed is an essential strategy to employ."

-Robert Kirchoff, MD, FACP, FASAM