Overdose

Significant Rise in Overdoses in Hispanic Community

VIDEO – NO ONE IS IMMUNE –   Nov. 7, 2023 - “We’re feeling just as sad. I have the…

1 year ago

America’s Opioid Epidemic

STILL ALIVE KILLING PEOPLE –   Nov. 4, 2023 - OxyContin was given out in unprecedented quantities: prescriptions peaked in…

1 year ago

Administration Urges Schools to Carry Opioid Overdose Drug

SAD STATE OF AFFAIR – Oct. 31, 2023 - “We will encourage businesses, restaurants, banks, construction sites, schools, others to…

1 year ago

Save Life Stations Installed to Help People Using Opioids

VIDEO – OD to O’WOW, I’M ALIVE – Nov. 3, 2023 - LOCShannon Smith is the director of housing and…

1 year ago

L.A. Model Nichole Coats’ Cause of Death: “cocaine and ethanol toxicity”

INSANELY SAD – Oct. 24, 2023 - The drug-related death of a Los Angeles model has been ruled accidental after…

1 year ago

Pharmacist and Clinic Owner Get Prison for $6M Pill Mill Scheme

BUSINESS AS USUAL – Oct. 26, 2023 - Sokari “Momma” Bobmanuel, 63, was sentenced to 14 years in prison following…

1 year ago

White Patients More Often Than Black Patients to be Given Opioids for Pain in ER

FAVORITISM? –   Oct. 27, 2023 - We examined more than 200,000 visit records of patients treated for pain, taken…

1 year ago

Nan Goldin on Vaping, Orgasms, and Greek Myths

MORE –   Oct. 24, 2023 - Since the 80s, Goldin has been working hard. Last year, the Laura Poitras-directed…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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,…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

State Testing Wastewater for Opioids Near Schools

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

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

Snapchat on Trial For Murder

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

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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,…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

Decline of Non-Fatal Overdoses

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

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago