OPIATE ADDICTION
Ohio City Councilman Proposes Withholding Medical Treatment for Third Overdose
During this opiate crisis medical professionals, city and state officials, and emergency responders have been scrambling not only to figure this whole epidemic out and devise a way to slow it down or halt it all together.
Prince May Have Overdosed from Fake Vicodin
One of the most beloved artists of the last 30 years, Prince, recently lost his battle with addiction and fatally overdosed on Fentanyl. But the way the Fentanyl may have gotten into his system is shocking.…
Safe Injection Sites for Drug Addicts…Are They a Good Idea?
In the fight against the opiate problem , many ideas have been formulated to potentially help curb the insane crisis our nation is facing. Every day, people are dying. Back in the day, a heroin addict was an elusive creature who lurked in the shadows and down dark allies.
What’s the Solution to Addiction?
With so many modalities offering a solution to addiction, how is family to choose the one that will give their loved one the best chance of long-term success? Nothing is more devastating than when a family finds a loved one overdosed in their car or gets a call that they’ve been arrested or ...
How a Simple Drug Can Save Lives - A Guide to the Opiate Epidemic and Narcan
The current opiate epidemic in this country has become an ever growing issue and is affecting more people every day. The following information provided is for the everyday person and how they can help save lives amidst this opiate crisis.
Do YOU Know How to Use Narcan?
Let’s call a spade a spade and say that the current opiate epidemic in this country is completely out of control. News media is filled daily with reports of huge numbers of overdoses, deaths and “bad batches” of heroin, leaving almost no community unaffected by this growing crisis.
