Overdose

Inmate Overdoses After Man Brings Drugs to Jail

SO MANY PRISONS –  June 20, 2022 - A man has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter after an…

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Excessive Heat Adds To Arizona Opioid Epidemic

COULD IT GET WORSE? –  June 24, 2022 - Unable to rouse him, the paramedics administered the drug naloxone via…

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Colorado Sees Drop In Life Expectancy

POPULATION PATROL? –  June 25, 2022 - Key drivers for the decline were COVID-19 and overdose deaths. The data vary…

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Supreme Court Sides With Pill Mill Doctors

NOT IN COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION –  June 27, 2022 - The justices ruled 9-0 in favor of Xiulu Ruan…

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New Drugs With High Abuse Potential Most Likely to Be Approved FASTEST

BUY AND BUY AND DIE? –   June 21. 2022 - “Despite the prevalence and societal costs of pain in…

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HHS Announces $10 Million for Rural Communities to Respond to Surging Fentanyl Overdoses

MONEY MAKES A DIFFERENCE? –  June 17, 2022 - “Behind every overdose death is a family and a community,” said…

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Demi Lovato Talks Addiction Struggles in ‘Skin of My Teeth’

SHARING IN A SONG –   June 10, 2022 - Lovato has been extremely candid when it comes to their…

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Court Decision Endangers Addiction and Mental Health Coverage for 130 Million Americans

RYAN HAMPTON OPINION –  June 13, 2022 - I went to many treatment centers in my area but was told…

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DEA Holds Inaugural Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic

TOO LITTLE! TOO LATE!! –  June 15, 2022 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White…

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White House Pushes Strategy to Slow Overdoses as Street Drugs Grow Deadly

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE –   June 15, 2022 - Dr. Rahu Gupta also acknowledged the growing power of Mexican…

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Shattered Kentucky Shatters Fatal Overdose Record

VIDEO – NOTHING BUT HEARTACHE –   June 14, 2022 - It was the first time the Bluegrass State surpassed…

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Dopesick: Michael Keaton in Conversation

VIDEO – OPIATES STAR IN NON-FICTION TRAGEDY –  2022 - In writing Dopesick, showrunner Danny Strong spent months researching to…

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Opioids: 4 Ways to Reduce Harm, Overdose and Death

IT’S A PROCESS –   June 7, 2022 - Part of the success around naloxone distribution, access and training is…

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Pharmacist, 72, Gets 15 Years In Prison

87 LOOKS LIKE A LONG SHOT –   June 8, 2022 - “Gbenedio used his pharmacy as a pill-mill to…

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Alleviating Opioid Use Disorder With Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Medication

IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT –  June 9, 2022 - With a newfound desire to make changes in their…

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Rising Number of Child Melatonin Overdoses

KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN –   June 19, 2022 - The study focused on children under the…

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Did Prescription Opioids Cause The Overdose Epidemic?

HE SAID, SHE PROVED –  June 6, 2022 - Adriane Fugh-Berman defended the proposition, “America’s overdose crisis is the result…

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Revolutionary New Referral System For SUD Patients

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL GET HEALED –   May 26, 2022 - RecoverWell offers a cyber-secure, HIPAA-compliant technology…

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San Diego Rehab Reacts to Rampant Drug Abuse

AUDIO – WHO FIGHTS FOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR US? –  June 10, 2022 - The Drug Enforcement Administration is…

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British Columbia To Decriminalize Drug Possession

THE SANEST PLACE ON EARTH –   June 1, 2022 - “The shocking number of lives lost to the overdose…

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A Tale of Two Tragedies

NO ONE WINS –   June 3, 2022 - “Kelly was a beautiful, beautiful girl,” her father, William Beitz, said…

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Tennessee Opens Up Access to Narcan, FINALLY

OH GEE, THANKS A LOT –  May 28, 2022 - The law goes into effect July 1, and cities, counties,…

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Florida Attorney General Accuses NYC Health Dept. of Homicide

LIFE AND LESS DEATH –  June 4, 2022 - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody tweeted a copy of one of…

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Normalizing Drug Addiction Leads to More Overdoses?

HARM REDUCTION WORKS –  June 3, 2022 - Whether it’s the safe-injection sites in Harlem and Brooklyn or the decriminalization…

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Why the Opiate Crisis Will Never End

GREEDY MONSTERS –  May 20, 2022 - And as you know, another agency with alleged ties to Big Pharma, The…

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Some Opioid Addictions Begin in the Hospital

AND END UP ON THE STREET –   MAY 27, 2022 -  It was a nurse who first introduced Stretch…

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Mailing At-Home Kits Improves Disposal Rates for Leftover Opioid Prescriptions

MAIL ORDER IN REVERSE –  May 24, 2022 - The researchers invited 657 patients to participate in their study, and…

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Veterinary Sedative Involved in Opioid Overdose Deaths

WHEN KETAMINE ISN’T STRONG ENOUGH –   May 24, 2022 -  A study published last month in the journal Drug…

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108,000 Drug Deaths in 2021 Bear Out Prediction From Five Years Ago

DIDN’T TAKE A GENIUS –  May 25, 2022 - The special section—based around the Pitt team’s landmark research article in…

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New Meth Addiction Treatment

VIDEO – BULLY or BULLSHIT? –   May 26, 2022 - Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare now has eight billboards around the…

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