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Opioids and the Internet. A Deadly Combination.
Reviewed by: gbaumbach The opioid crisis continues unabated across the nation and a new source of supply is greatly complicating efforts to stem the tide of addiction and death. What’s the new source of supply? The internet. Health officials and police in every region of the country are now reporting
The Most Unlikely First Responders To A Drug Overdose…
Reviewed by: gbaumbach With death rates from opioid overdoses spiraling ever higher, one would expect EMTs, police and fire personnel to know how to treat someone in crisis. But librarians? According to CNN, librarians are finding themselves increasingly on the front lines in a number of major cities in the
Few Teens Receiving Life Saving Medications for Addiction
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Thirty-seven million Americans died from an opioid overdose (prescription drugs and heroin) in 2016 and over 2 million in the U.S. are addicted to these drugs. Among all adults in treatment for opioid addiction, one-third started using opioids before the age of 18, with two-thirds starting before
Number of Fatal Drug Overdoses Climbs Sharply in U.S.
Reviewed by: gbaumbach We are in the midst of what the CDC characterizes as a major public health crisis – the spiraling epidemic of drug addiction in America. The scary question is, “Can it get any worse?” Sadly – newly released data shows it is. In 2016, there was a
Opioids or Heroin? Depends on Your Age…
Reviewed by: gbaumbach If it’s possible – the opioid addiction crisis is morphing by generation and getting more deadly. Researchers at the University of Maryland now report that older consumers are overdosing on prescription opioids at alarming rates while younger Americans are dying disproportionately from overdosing on heroin. Sadly –
New Research May Point to Possible New Personalized Treatments for Alcoholism
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Over fourteen million Americans suffer from alcoholism/alcohol dependency. That’s approximately seven percent of the U.S. population. And data shows that women are increasingly vulnerable to the problem. Researchers have long wondered whether the cause of alcohol dependency is idiosyncratic, varying from person to person. A team working
Heroin Continues Its Deadly March Across New England and the Nation
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Heroin, once seen as largely an urban problem, is now ravaging five-times the number of people across America it did just 15 years ago. According to research from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, a condition known as heroin dependence or heroin use disorder has also
Alcohol During Pregnancy and the Harm it Can Do
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Many young women realize that drinking during pregnancy is not a good idea, but they often fail to understand all of the ramifications. Did you know that alcohol can actually harm a baby at every stage of a pregnancy and that alcohol can cause something called fetal
The Worst Drug Addiction Epidemic in U.S. History…
Reviewed by: gbaumbach It’s now a well established fact that the class of drugs known as opioids are at the root of what is by far the worst drug addiction epidemic in U.S. history. Between the years 2000 and 2015, over 500 thousand Americans died from drug overdoses – the
Opioid Prescriptions Run Amuck
Reviewed by: gbaumbach For more than a decade, researchers and physicians have know that opioid drugs are among some of the most dangerous and addictive drugs known to humankind. In fact, the death rate from drug overdoses tied largely to opioid drugs is now estimated to be 125 Americans each
Alcohol and Opioid Drugs – a Deadly Combination
Reviewed by: gbaumbach It should be obvious that mixing alcohol and opioid painkillers is a bad idea. Right? Yup. And now we have confirmation In a report just published in the respected journal, Anesthesiology, researchers confirmed that combining just one painkilling opioid pill with even a modest amount of alcohol
Connecticut’s Governor Malloy Announces New Proposals for Fighting Opioid Addiction
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Connecticut’s Governor Dannel Malloy just announced a number of proposals for combating the state’s opioid crisis that he has now sent to the Connecticut legislature for consideration during the 2017 legislative session. Stating that every town and city in the State has been affected by opioid addiction,