Aaron LaxtonJun 201 minMissouri Governor Mike Parson signs House Bill No 2162We had the honor to witness Governor Mike Parson of Missouri sign House Bill No 2162 into law. Missouri joins as one of a few...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. president and founder of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)May 111 minPercy's Response to a recent article.What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains (theconversation.com) The...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm.May 61 minPart 3: Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Percy Menzies of ARCASt. Louis, MO – Percy Menzies our President and founder of Assisted Recovery Centers of America was recently interviewed by Close Up...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm.May 61 minPart 2: Close Up Radio Welcomes Back Percy Menzies of ARCASt. Louis, MO – Percy Menzies our President and founder of Assisted Recovery Centers of America was recently interviewed by Close Up...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. president and founder of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)May 22 minQuestion on the limitations of harm reduction in the face of the growing supply of fentanyl. The article in the Wall Street Journal brings up the question on the limitations of harm reduction in the face of the growing supply of...
ARCA AdminApr 191 minPart 1: Close Up Radio Spotlights Interviews Percy Menzies of Assisted Recovery Centers of American.St. Louis, MO – Percy Menzies our President and founder of Assisted Recovery Centers of America was recently interviewed by Close Up...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. president and founder of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)Jan 101 minQuestions every reporter need to ask regarding the opioid epidemic. A reporter I have known called up saying: The drug overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 and I have covered just about every aspect of...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. president and founder of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)Jan 51 minNaltrexone – A Great Strategy to Cut Down on Drinking During the HolidaysConsider a new way of life. Learn more about a medication that can help you cut down on drinking.
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. president and founder of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)Dec 21, 20212 minTreat and Prevent Opioid UseTurn to any TV channel and you are likely to see an ad for medications to prevent HIV infections. All it requires for patients to take...
Josh FerranteDec 15, 20212 minSAMHSA Grant AwardedWe are proud to announce that ARCA has received a 5-year SAMHSA grant to provide Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Prescription...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. president and founder of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)Dec 9, 20212 minPercy Menzies response to a recent NY Times ArticlePercy Menzies response to a recent NY Times Article that minimizes the dangers of using heroin and other powerful opioids.
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. president and founder of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)Dec 3, 20212 min"Ask Your Doctor"Physician, heal thyself is a common refrain we have heard. In the mini docu-drama, Dopesick which many of us watched with great interest...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. president and founder of the Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA)Nov 22, 20213 minA Brief History of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)MAT has become a noun, synonymous with the treatment of addictive disorders, especially opioid use disorder (OUD). Why this term and how...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm.Nov 9, 20216 minOur Moral ObligationThe raw statistics of the opioid crisis in the United States are startling. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health,...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm.Nov 2, 20212 minMissing Link in the Opioid Prevention Strategyhttps://www.hhs.gov/overdose-prevention/primary-prevention HHS announced a prevention strategy incorporating elements of harm reduction...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm.Nov 2, 20213 minWhat’s in a Name?In our field of addiction medicine, we are often reminded and rightly so to refrain from using stigmatized terms and words like, addict,...
Percy Menzies, M. Pharm. Aug 27, 20217 minReclaiming the Public Square of Opioid Addiction TreatmentThe public square in American history can trace its roots to ancient Greece. Amidst the city-states that arose on rocky Mediterranean...