The Opioid Crisis – Has America Relapsed?
Today, at least 2.5 million Americans are addicted to opioid drugs and over 30,000 are dying from opioid overdoses annually. Families are being destroyed. Careers
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A National Emergency Several Times the Size of 9/11
On September 11, 2001, 2,996 people were killed and another 6,000 wounded in a coordinated attack on U.S. targets. It was a day of unimaginable
Number of Women Seeking Emergency Medical Care for Opioid Overdoses Skyrocketing
It’s a well-documented fact that opioid addiction is at epidemic levels in the U.S. And sadly, opioids are equal opportunity addictors – effecting men and
Opioids and the Internet. A Deadly Combination.
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
The Most Unlikely First Responders To A Drug Overdose…
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.
Few Teens Receiving Life Saving Medications for Addiction
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
Number of Fatal Drug Overdoses Climbs Sharply in U.S.
We are in the midst of what the CDC characterizes as a major public health crisis – the spiraling epidemic of drug addiction in America.
Opioids or Heroin? Depends on Your Age…
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
The Worst Drug Addiction Epidemic in U.S. History…
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
Opioid Prescriptions Run Amuck
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