Overdose

Overdose Deaths Stratified Among Latinx People

No Walls – August 12, 2020 - Nationally, Hispanic people, the category selected by data, see far lower rates of…

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Pill mill Doctor to spend 20 years in prison

Greed Kills – August 14, 2020 - In some cases, he wrote prescriptions in combinations that were dangerous even if…

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Melissa Etheridge realized she couldn’t save her drug-addicted son

Nothing compares 2 this – August 7, 2020 - “There were things out of my control, of course,” the 59-year-old…

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Obituary for Sarah Murphy

NO WORDS – August 6, 2020 - She gave of herself to everyone she met in big ways and small,…

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Some say pandemic caused them to go back to their addiction

WATCH – Almost Heaven, West Virginia – August 8, 2020 - Santrock said the stress of COVID-19 along with isolation…

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Nation’s drug overdose epidemic needs new policy focus

WATCH – Opinion – July 31, 2020 - Prior Authorization. Despite medical society and patient advocacy, only 21 states and…

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John Brogan, high-profile addiction specialist, found dead

Stay Resolute – July 31, 2020 - Brogan was an addiction recovery specialist who had worked closely with former Ocean…

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Doctor’s life of luxury built on naltrexone implants

Dr. Frankenstein – July 27, 2020 - A disheveled Rosen sat in the jury box at his preliminary hearing of…

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California’s Huge Overdose Increase Didn’t Have to Happen

Yet it did happen – July 28, 2020 - California is one of the last areas of the country where…

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Overdose Deaths Are Skyrocketing … My Brother’s Was One Of Them.

Devastated Nation – July 24, 2020 - His athletic frame became bloated and heavy; his sunny disposition turned lethargic and…

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FDA tells doctors to discuss overdose antidote with patients

Give it to them! – July 22, 2020 - Nearly 71,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, a new…

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Death By Overdose or By Ventilator?

Making a Point –   July 24, 2020 - By Ryan Hampton. Before coronavirus, America already faced record numbers of…

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Mother and children likely perished as result of overdose

War on drugs kills three more – July 26, 2020 -  A missing Forney mother found deceased in Farmers Branch…

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David Sheff says: Safe-injection sites should be allowed to protect drug users

He's got a point! – July 22, 2020 - Kral and Pete Davidson, at the University of California, San Diego,…

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Overdoses skyrocket: states slash treatment budgets

Death Wish? – JULY 16, 2020 - The budget cuts — many spurred by state budget shortfalls wrought by the…

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15 deadly overdoses in 72 hours reported in one county

American Nightmares Continue – July 12, 2020 - COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Franklin County Coroner’s Office has reported on Sunday…

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Woman’s suspected overdose spotlights hidden deaths of the COVID-19 pandemic

She could have been a contender... – June 28, 2020 - The virus knocked down all the supports she had…

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Activists Gave Out Free Cocaine to Highlight Overdose Crisis

Is there a heaven or not? – June 24, 2020 - The group’s calls for action include expanding the access…

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Grieving mom says lockdown played role in her son’s overdose death

Epidemic – June 8, 2020 - “He lost his job, his income, that stability that he had from working every…

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Experts say ‘overdose app’ not enough to save lives in opioid crisis

Canadian Optimism – June 12, 2020 - On its site, Lifegaurd Digital Health states that it, “has documented at least…

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Rise in Overdoses Could be Directly Tied to Unemployment

It works if you’re working –  June 4, 2020 - The unemployment rate is one of the indicators defined by…

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I lost my son to overdose: What you should know

Good Mourning America – May 27, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of Americans into isolation, as doctors…

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Officials see ‘alarming’ rise in overdose deaths

How much worse can it get? –  May 30, 2020 - Harris said CPD has seen an increase “in fentanyl…

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Overdoses are down in New York State

Harm Reduction Works! – May 21st 2020 - Doctor Ben Miller is the Chief Strategy Officer for well being trust,…

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‘Relapses Are Through The Roof, Overdoses Are Through The Roof’: How the Pandemic is Upping Substance Abuse

Lowering the Bottom –  MAY 19, 2020 - EJ: Have you experienced that the pandemic is pushing people towards addiction…

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Overdose deaths outpacing COVID-19 deaths in Tri-State area

How It Works –  May 10, 2020 - “Since we were on the forefront of telehealth, we have been able…

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75,000 Americans at risk for overdose death or suicide due to CoronaDespair

The long and winding road –  May 8, 2020 - The group is calling for a robust approach from local,…

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“America’s Other Epidemic” by Beth Macy author of DOPESICK

from The Atlantic –  May 2020 - Nikki thought about going back. But then she remembered one of her last…

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Chynna Rogers, Philadelphia rapper, dies of overdose at 25

Hard Drugs Down a Dead End Street –  April 11, 2020 - The Philadelphia native signed with the agency Ford…

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While Corona Makes Headlines, Opioid Addiction Continues to Kill

Still Feeling No Pain –  April 2, 2020 - I grew up in rural, rust belt Pennsylvania. Although the economy…

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