Overdose

Opioid Crisis Is Worse Despite Congress’ $20 Billion Effort To Stop It

DO THEY EVEN CARE? – Oct. 22, 2023 - When that option ended on Sept. 30, the two states which…

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Rite Aid, CVS & Walgreens To Close More Than 1,500 Stores Due to Crime. Whose Crimes?

WHO’S CRIME? –   Oct. 23, 2023 - The nation’s largest drugstore chains, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens, will shutter…

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The True Story and Criminal Case Behind ‘Pain Hustlers’

THAT’S A TRUE STORY –   Oct. 27, 2023 - The article detailed the various techniques that the pharmaceutical company…

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Jeffrey Epstein Survivor Dies in Florida of Overdose

ACCIDENTAL? – Oct. 17, 2023 - Carolyn Andriano, 36, was found dead in a hotel room in West Palm Beach,…

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Telehealth May Improve Access for Opioid Addicts

GIVE UP LINES ONLINE – Oct. 18, 2023 - In Kentucky, 48% of those who started buprenorphine treatment via telehealth…

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State Testing Wastewater for Opioids Near Schools

VIDEO – GRAFT? –   Oct. 18, 2023 - The Environment Department will be focusing on a few key areas…

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Cities Ponder Opiate Friendly Facilities for Drug Use

LET THEM EAT CAKE – Oct. 23, 2023 - The sites employ medical and social workers who guard against overdoses…

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Snapchat on Trial For Murder

HORRIBLE –   Oct. 18, 2023 - Soon, the sheriff arrived and immediately administered Naloxone, a nasal spray that reverses…

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Cops Use Opioid Settlement Cash for More Cop Cars

AUDIO – NO MONEY FOR ADDICTS –   Oct. 20, 2023 - What’s clear is that each decision — whether…

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Differential Diagnosis! What is It and Why is It Important?

GOOD TO KNOW – Oct.9, 2023 - You may not have all the necessary information about your loved one’s situation,…

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Opioid Limits Add No Discomfort to Surgery Patients

ONLY TO BIG PHARMA – Oct. 13, 2023 - Instead, patient-reported pain levels and satisfaction didn’t change at all for…

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Julia Fox Recalls Near-Death Experience with Drug Overdose

VIDEO – JUST IN TIME – Oct. 12, 2023 - Fox recounted one particularly disturbing memory before being saved by…

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Portland ME Needs to Admit It Has an Addiction Crisis

AUDIO – DENIAL KILLS TOO –   Oct. 10, 2023 - Long before many Portlanders used the terms “encampment” or…

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Smoking, Not Injecting, Linked to 2/3rds of BC Overdose Deaths

WTF!!! –   Oct. 2, 2023 - Safe inhalation spaces are integrated into New York City’s two authorized SCS, as…

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Does Your Job Increase Your Odds of Overdosing?

WORKING – Oct. 6, 2023 - Overdoses killed 163 of every 100,000 people who usually worked in construction and extraction…

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The War on Drugs Didn’t Work. How Do We Address Fentanyl Crisis?

GUESS WORK? –   Sept. 28, 2023 - In other words, our colleagues want to fight the opioid crisis by…

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Decline of Non-Fatal Overdoses

GOOD NEWS (IS HARD TO FIND) – Sept. 15, 2023 - That is the good news, to be taken with…

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Decriminalizing Drugs Does NOT Lead to More Overdoses

THE OPPOSITE? – Sept. 28, 2023 - Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment isn’t popular at the moment. Measure 110, the citizen…

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Governors Take Naloxone Training at State House

WITH JUDGMENT-FREE COMPASSION –   Sept. 28, 2023 - “Overdose has touched so many Maryland families, including my own,” said…

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Pharmacist Convicted for Dispensing Over 100,000 Opioid Pills

CHAMPION PILL PUSHER –   Sept. 24, 2023 - Winfield-Gates allegedly filled large volumes of cookie-cutter prescriptions for the opioids…

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5 Lifesaving Items to Add to Any First Aid Kit

BE A HERO –   Sept. 28, 2023 - We spoke with Lisa Hendy, a canyon district ranger at Grand…

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IMPORTANT: Recognizing The Signs of Drug Overdose

IMPORTANT! – Sept. 28, 2023 - Changes in Consciousness  One of the first signs of a possible drug overdose is…

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Fentanyl Mixed with Cocaine and Meth Creates ‘4th Wave’ of the Overdose Deaths

AUDIO – IT’S HAPPENED BEFORE –   Sept. 14, 2023 - Another group of people who are affected are people…

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Demi Lovato Opens Up About Drug Use & Overdose

VIDEO – AND SHE SURE CAN SING TOO –   Sept. 13, 2023 - The singer tells Howard Stern she…

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Overdoses Soared as Prescription Pain Pills Plunged

DEATH DON’T HAVE NO MERCY IN THIS LAND – Sept. 12, 2023 - Counties with the highest average doses of…

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Four numbers that tell the story of the opioid epidemic

REAL DATA –   Sept. 13, 2023  - Here are the numbers that tell the story:  45 percent: The approximate…

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Lawmakers Searching for Answers. Why is Fentanyl Killing Kids?

LOOK WITHIN SOCIETY –   Aug. 30, 2023 - Mississippi enacted a bill in March mandating a media campaign aimed…

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TikTokers Filming ‘Zombieland’ Videos of Drug Addicts on Skid Row Sparks Social Media Craze

AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL –   Sept. 10, 2023 - Are the videos, seen by millions of TikTok and YouTube users,…

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Naloxone Vending Machine Installed

HAVE A QUARTER? SAVE A LIFE –   Sept. 10, 2023 - Approximately 300 naloxone nasal sprays, designed to reverse…

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Narcan Now Available Over-The-Counter!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LIFE SAVERS –   Sept. 1, 2023 - The announcement is believed by advocates to be a milestone that will…

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