Overdose

Opioids Came for Country Music

NOT JUST WILLIE’S WEED –   April 23, 2024 - DRUGS NEVER SEEMED like a problem to Elvie Shane. Dabbling…

4 days ago

Art Exhibit Remembers Those Lost to Addiction

VIDEO – SOUL ALCHEMY: GRIEF INTO ART –   April 11, 2024 - When Theresa Clower lost her son, Devin,…

2 weeks ago

Prescription Drugs Are the Leading Cause of Death

CVS - RITE AID - DUANE READE - TARGET –   April 16, 2024 - Overtreatment with drugs kills many…

2 weeks ago

Ex-Gangster Turned Pastor Warns About POWERFUL Opiates

REDEMPTION SONG – April 2, 2024 - While it is unknown which opiate caused the overdoses, Pastor Mick Fleming, founder…

3 weeks ago

Forced Drug Treatment Could Lead to More Fatal Overdoses

NPR AUDIO – NO ONE FORCED THEM TO START – April 6, 2024 - More people suffering from drug addiction…

3 weeks ago

These Were Amy Winehouse’s Tragic Final Words

SUPERSTARS DIE TOO –   Feb. 10, 2024  - Amy Winehouse was tipsy but still able to hold a conversation.…

4 weeks ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom to Spend $6.4 Billion on Treatment That Works, HOPEFULLY

AUDIO – ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE –   April 7, 2024 - We’ve told you about so many people who’ve died…

4 weeks ago

Portland’s Overdose Response Team Sees 90 OD’s in One Month

VIDEO – SAVE MORE LIVES –   March 29, 2024 - Fentanyl will kill you. It’s heartless. You never underestimate…

4 weeks ago

Amanda Seyfried Plays Police Officer Fighting Opioid Crisis

VIDEO – A WORK IN PROGRESS –   March 25, 2024 - Ms. Seyfried appeared ready ‘to serve and to…

1 month ago

Doctor Sentenced to Life for Overdose of Patients in ‘Pill Mill’ Scheme

AUDIO – GREEDY MURDERER IN PRISON FOR LIFE –   March 29, 2024 - This Week on True Crime Daily…

1 month ago

Switzerland Had an Overdose Crisis Until it Made Methadone Easy To Get

AMERICAN BAD DREAM –   March 26, 2024 - ZURICH — The lobby of this addiction clinic is unremarkable, except…

1 month ago

City Council Proposes Mandatory Treatment for Fentanyl/Opiate Overdoses

VIDEO – CAN YOU MAKE THEM QUIT? – March 25, 2024 - “Administration of Naloxone is indicative that the individual…

1 month ago

‘Safe, Simple, Cost-effective:’ Acupuncture as Opioid Alternative

VIDEO – THE RIGHT KIND OF NEEDLE –   March 21, 2024  -For Kayla Rath, a correctional officer in the…

1 month ago

Hawaiian Hotels/Restaurants Could Be Required to Stock Narcan

AUDIO – THE HOMELESS SHELTERS TOO? – March 21, 2024 - “We really want to get health and harm reduction…

1 month ago

Record Breaking 108,000 Americans Died of Overdoses in 2022

VIDEO – THEIR COMPLETION OF REALITY – March 22, 2024 - The CDC has not yet reported overdose numbers for…

1 month ago

‘Black Balloon Day’ Remembers Those Lost to Overdose

AND THOSE LEFT BEHIND – March 6, 2024 - “The black balloon is a symbolism of death, and today is…

2 months ago

Portugal Decreased Its Opioid Crises – America Increased Theirs

CHARITY vs. GREED – Feb. 24, 2024 - Municipal Police in Porto, Portugal regularly patrol areas used by drug consumers.…

2 months ago

Stopping Fentanyl Deaths by Knocking on Doors and Giving Out Overdose Kits

THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE –   Feb. 25, 2024 - On a narrow North Philadelphia street lined with row…

2 months ago

‘The Black Balloon Project’ is Stories of Those Who Died From Overdosing

VIDEO – THE SYMBOLISM OF LOSS – Feb. 26, 2024 -  Gabi Deaton’s The Black Balloon Project shares the stories…

2 months ago

Can Only Caucasians Get Opioid Addiction Drug?

Do-Re-Mi –   Feb. 28, 2024 - Americans addicted to opioids who need the anti-addiction med buprenorphine are far more…

2 months ago

Opioid Epidemic Continues to Crash Ashore, Surfing on Fentanyl and Meth

WILL IT NEVER STOP? – Feb. 21, 2024 - The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the…

2 months ago

The Fentanyl in the Coke Killed Her Sister

VIDEO – NOT FAIR –   Feb. 21, 2024 - I’m angry at what happened to them. I’m angry at…

2 months ago

The Ripple Effects of Overdose Deaths

FAMILIES NEED LOVE – Feb. 21, 2024 - When someone overdoses and dies, surviving loved ones can feel as if…

2 months ago

Mother Arrested After Harrowing Tale of Opiate Exposure and Negligence

FAMILY DISFUNCTION –   Feb. 15, 2024 - In the quiet of an ordinary day, a distressing revelation unfolded as…

2 months ago

How One Mom Overcame Opioids to Help Others

VIDEO – FROM HELL TO HEALER – Dec. 20, 2024 - When meeting Jodi Borrelli, it’s hard to believe that…

2 months ago

Drug Deaths Have Devastating Impact on Loved Ones

COUNTRY IN CONSTANT MOURNING –   Feb. 21, 2024 - 125 million American adults know at least one person who…

2 months ago

Treatment For Teens Inacce$$ible As Opioid Deaths Rise

VIDEO – WHY? –   Feb. 9, 2023 - “People are desperate,” said Pattie Vargas, a California mother who took…

2 months ago

Kids Overdose! Can Pediatricians Help?

MALPRACTICE? –   Feb. 17, 2024 - Pediatricians responded to the survey by saying they don’t have enough patients to…

2 months ago

NJ Overdose Deaths Fell Sharply in 2023!!!

GOOD NEWS – Feb. 15, 2024 - With the encouraging decline as a backdrop, Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday announced…

2 months ago

More OD Deaths Linked to Smoking Drugs Than Injecting Them

CONTRADICTORY? –   Feb. 15, 2024 - While the number of adults who injected drugs increased during that period, the…

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