Injuries
When Addiction Treatment Fails
By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Monday, October 8, 2018. JACKSON, Mississippi. Overprescribing of painkillers is one of the major causes of America’s current opioid crisis. The opioid crisis can be seen as a series of failures of the medical system. Primary care physicians sometimes fail their patients by overprescribing pain medication. When these same patients become addicted to opioids and seek medical treatment, they sometimes face failures of the addiction treatment programs they seek out. According to , one social worker calls addiction treatment the “hamster wheel” of rehab. Victims of addiction often face an ongoing struggle even after they have been clean for some time. They might face stigma from…
Read MoreGetting Surgery? Have a Loved One in the Hospital? Know Your Drug Resistant Bacteria Personal Injury Risk
Getting Surgery? Have a Loved One in the Hospital? Know Your Drug Resistant Bacteria Personal Injury Risk By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. BATON ROUGE, Louisiana. According to Live Science, drug-resistant bacteria have appeared in hospitals in 27 states. These bacteria are the greatest risk to vulnerable members of the population: patients in intensive care, patients recovering from surgery, and others who have been admitted to the hospital for infections, cancer, or for immune deficiencies. According to the Centers for Disease Control antibiotic resistance among bacteria develops over time when patients are prescribed antibiotics. Just taking antibiotics can increase your risk of contracting drug-resistant bacteria. While antibiotics can…
Read MoreSeriously Injured: Can the Ocean Provide Healing?
By Zach Christiansen of The Bowling Christiansen Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation on Friday, August 17, 2018. JACKSON, Mississippi. If you’ve been seriously injured in an accident, you may be facing a long road to recovery. You could be facing weeks to months of physical and emotional rehabilitation. The cost of medical care and rehabilitation can add up. Yet, some injured individuals are searching for low-cost and natural healing alternatives. Some patients are finding that spending time by and in the ocean can be incredibly healing, both for victims’ bodies and minds. While these alternatives are no replacement for proper medical care and treatment, early research has shown that time by the ocean and water is well-spent. According to…
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