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Taking the Pain Out of Addiction NOVA Next | PBS
by Admin | April 17, 2017
In his St. Louis clinic, psychiatrist Dr. Arturo Taca sees many well-heeled patients trying to detox from heroin: doctors, lawyers, nurses. “Normal people with normal values getting addicted to heroin,” he says. One thing they all have in common is that they have to fight the pain that comes with the symptoms of withdrawal from opioid addiction. Brian Comer was one of those patients. In college, Comer was introduced to using prescription painkillers, like oxycodone or Vicodin,
The Bridge Device Featured on Web Center 11
by Admin | March 06, 2017
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF)- Some would call it the "missing link" in the opioid epidemic. A new device helping addicts get clean. Thank you to the courageous individuals for sharing their struggles. See full video here
Online Video Tele-Health Service now offered at INSynergy
by Admin | January 12, 2017
INSynergy is first to incorporate Video Tele-Health into its already innovative program. INSynergy uses telemedicine software that lets you teleconference with our clinical staff with high-definition video and audio in HIPAA-compliant visits that allow face-to-face interaction. You can use a remote device, such as a laptop or phone, during the consultation, from your location – either in your office or even at your home. INSynergy's innovative telemedicine solutions delivers high
Changing the Narrative of Opioid Dependency Treatment
by Admin | January 11, 2017
Arturo C. Taca Jr., MD, FABPN, discusses the growing problem of opioid dependence in the US and potential treatment options.
Heroin Withdrawal Gets Pioneering Treatment from St. Louis Doctor
by Admin | December 12, 2016
Riverfont Times St. Louis | To break a heroin habit, an addict must live through the personal hell known as withdrawal. Like a debilitating flu, the process afflicts the body with fever, tremors, nausea, muscle aches and diarrhea. And those symptoms might not even be the worst part. "With the flu you don’t have this component of fear, this unusual preoccupation with dying in pain," says Dr. Arturo Taca, a board-certified addictionologist who runs a clinic based in Creve Coeur
KMOV Interview with Dr. Taca and Ashley Halker
by Admin | January 08, 2016
Kent Ehrhardt of KMOV interviews Dr. Arturo Taca and Ashley Halker about treatment options for opiate addiction. View the interview video here
