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Drug Abuse and Addiction
NIDA Director outlines risks to people who smoke and do drugs during pandemic
Another GOOD Reason to Quit! – April 2, 2020 - The Ideas and Opinions piece raises several important concerns regarding COVID-19 for specific vulnerable populations, including: Patients with already compromised lu... Read More...
Quarantining patients at PA. drug treatment centers could pose risk, but many have nowhere else to go
Damed if you do... – March 24, 2020 - “We have people who do not have a home to go back to,” said Paul Bacharach, president and CEO of Gateway Rehab, which owns 14 treatment facilities across Western Pennsylva... Read More...
During COVID-19, L.A.’s Rehab Centers Are Still Addressing the Drug Crisis
Still Working Hard – March 25, 2020 - More recently, overdose deaths from stimulants have surged, potentially representing the next phase of the drug crisis. Overdoses from psychostimulants like cocaine and methamphe... Read More...
Ben Cousins opens up on drugs and prison in new ‘explosive, emotional’ interview
Once We Were Giants – March 21, 2020 - “I’m close to the Ben Cousins story and have been for a long time now. I didn’t think anything he could say would surprise me, but even I was shocked,” Channel 7 reporter ... Read More...
How smoking cigarettes, vaping and drug use may worsen symptoms of COVID-19
Even More Deadly – MARCH 22, 2020 - “When someone’s lungs are exposed to flu or other infections the adverse effects of smoking or vaping are much more serious than among people who do not smoke or vape,” Stan... Read More...
Mother with opioid addiction died in police custody after officers ignored her calls for help
Arrested to Death – MAR. 7, 2020 - “Yeah I’m literally ill right now. I can’t even think straight. I’m gonna like literally pass out from pain,” Linsemeir tells Sgt. Moises Zanazanian who is listed as a defenda... Read More...
Indiana County to Start Bringing Charges Against Residents Who Overdose
Locking Up The Dead – February 29, 2020 - The person who has overdosed is given the opportunity to plead guilty, and if they go that route, “the prosecutor’s office would agree to offer treatment services through pro... Read More...
Truly Radical Idea to Address Drug Addiction in Mia Donovan’s “Dope is Death”
THEATER “Dope is Death” – March 6, 2020 - “You don’t want to fight on drugs,” says Felipe Luciano, the founder of the Young Lords, in “Dope is Death.” “ I found out I was political.” His epiphany contributes to a ... Read More...
It’s time to get real about heroin addiction. It’s time to decriminalize this drug!
Decriminalize Heroin! – February 19, 2020 - I CAN SAY without a shred of doubt that the most stigmatized people in our society are those who use illicit drugs. ‘Junkies’, ‘dopeheads’ and ‘crackheads’ are some of the... Read More...
