Overdose

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 that there have been 15 overdose deaths reported in the county in the last 72 hours. Dr. Ana... Read More...

Drug Abuse and AddictionJuly 14 2020Overdose

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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 carefully built around her: no more in-person Narcotics Anonymous meetings, no talks over coffee with a trusted fri... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020Overdose

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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 to prescription narcotics in the province, providing a safe supply of cocaine and injectable heroin, covering inje... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020Overdose

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Grieving mom says lockdown played a 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 day and getting up and going to a structured environment, and he was in isolation,” Holbrook told People.com of th... Read More...

CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 16 2020Overdose

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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 a dozen lives saved thus far.” And while the app may save some lives, experts caution that it won’... Read More...

Addiction Recoverycell phoneJune 16 2020Overdose

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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 the County of San Diego’s Live Well initiative that determine how well San Diego County residents can live h... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusJune 9 2020Overdose

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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 continue to look for a cure. It’s unclear if there’s a nationwide trend of drug overdoses ha... Read More...

Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020Overdose

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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 and substances that are even stronger than heroin” this year, with some cases of drug users expecting to receive her... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionJune 2 2020Overdose

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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, he says the numbers are encouraging: “I think the one thing that we do take away is we have seen vast i... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 26 2020Overdose

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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 who haven’t struggled with it before? TR: It’s pushing people towards it, because what’s ha... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 26 2020Overdoserelapse

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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 to keep our clients engaged in treatment,” she said. “In fact, we are conducting more telehealth sessions through t... Read More...

CoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 19 2020Overdose

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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, state and federal officials and agencies to ensure those who lose their jobs because of the pandemic can find work. ... Read More...

CoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 12 2020Overdosesuicide

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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 conversations with her grandmother. She had forbidden Nikki from going to a certain friend’s house. They’d both ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 21 2020Overdoseoxycontin

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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 Models at age 14 after being discovered at the Six Flags Great Adventure park in New Jersey, according to Pitc... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 14 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionOverdose

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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 and opportunity may be limited in this part of the country, it was a wonderful place to be raised. Small schoo... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryApril 7 2020opioidsOverdose

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Indiana County to Start Bringing Charges Against Residents Who Overdose

Locking Up The Dead – February 29, 2020 - The person who has overdosed is given the opportunity to plead guilty, and if they go that route, “the prosecutor’s office would agree to offer treatment services through pro... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020Overdose

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Alkermes sued over death of man who overdosed after taking Vivitrol

Sometimes, bad things happen – February 23, 2020 - Adam H. Weintraub, one of plaintiffs’ attorneys, said that as far as he knows this suit, filed in Superior Court in Los Angeles Jan. 31, is the first personal... Read More...

March 3 2020Overdose

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Congressional Candidate Overdoses

It Can Happen To Anyone – Feb. 24, 2020 - Taylor’s decision to drop out of the Republican primary in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District was first reported by The Arizona Republic and the Gila Herald. Taylor, ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 3 2020Overdose

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Teaching Kids How to Reverse an Overdose in a Dystopian Present

Teach Your Children Hell – Feb. 23, 2020 - In Carter County, where 56,000 people live in a cluster of small cities and rural towns on the North Carolina border, nearly 60 people have died from opioid overdoses ... Read More...

Feb 25 2020Overdoseteenagers

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Vending Machine in Canada Is Dispensing Dilaudid

Drugstore (Cowboy) Vending Machine – February 10, 2020 - The idea of providing potentially deadly opioids to addicted people via a vending machine might sound actively counterproductive on its face. But with a heroi... Read More...

Feb 18 2020fentanylHeroin AddictionOverdose

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Keyshia Cole Shares Video, Reveals Mom Checked Herself into Treatment Facility

It’s A Family Affair – January 29, 2020 - Cole grew up with a strained relationship with her mother who was forced to give her up for adoption due to her addiction. Through the years, they had their ups a... Read More...

Alcoholics AnonymousFeb 4 2020OverdoseRehab

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Demi Lovato delivers all-time great version of national anthem

Back from the dead – Feb. 3, 2020 - And she’d excel in both of those incredibly high-pressure, high-profile challenges. At the Grammys, Lovato was so emotional that it took her two tries to get through the intensely ... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryFeb 4 2020OverdoseRehabSuper Bowl

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He Avenged His Son’s Murder—And Exposed the Opioid Crisis in America

On Netflix - True Story! – Feb. 03, 2020 - As The Pharmacist explicates via familiar non-fiction elements—elevated by both Schneider’s recordings and his alternately ... Read More...

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Software Co., Practice Fusion, pushed Opioids to doctors in Secret Deal with Drugmakers

Murdering For Money – January 29, 2020 - Its existence was revealed this week thanks to a government investigation. Practice Fusion agreed to pay $145 million to resolve civil and criminal cases, according to d... Read More...

Big PharmaFeb 4 2020Heroin AddictionopioidsOverdose

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Rapper Lexii Alijai, 21, died of accidental overdose

Way Too Young! – JAN. 28, 2020 - Music ran in her family, as her father Roger Troutman Jr. recorded with Capitol Records during the 1980s, and her grandfather, Roger Troutman, founded funk band Zapp. Less than ... Read More...

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Nevada’s Attorney General awarded $700,000 grant to help map where overdoses occur

Gambling with Death – January 15, 2020 - Two areas where the AG plans to spend the grant funds are on developing cross-sector partnerships so that communities can make meaningful use of the data and to establish an ... Read More...

Jan 28 2020Overdose

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United States’ new war on drugs

Nixon Lives – Jan. 26, 2020 - That means a person dealing in one of these analogues — even one that is harmless — could be subject to mandatory-minimum penalties with no opportunity to prove the analogue is benign. F... Read More...

Celebrity SobrietyHeroin AddictionJan 28 2020Overdose

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Appropriate Care After Nonfatal Overdose in Teens Stunningly Poor

Grown-ups at fault – January 14, 2020 - In the addiction treatment field, we actually don’t abide by the old adage of people having to “hit rock bottom” before they are ready to get treatment. This is somewhat ... Read More...

Heroin AddictionJan 28 2020Overdoseteenagers

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‘Bachelorette’ contestant Tyler Gwozdz dies after overdose at 29

TRAGIC – Jan. 23, 2020 - Producers of ABC’s “Bachelor” franchise said a in statement: “We are heartbroken to hear the tragic news of Tyler’s passing today. Our thoughts are with the Gwozdz family and his friends.” ... Read More...

Jan 28 2020Overdose

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Demi Lovato performs for the first time since overdose

Tearful Triumph – January 26, 2020 - She actually wrote the song just before the incident. “I tried to talk to my piano / I tried to talk to my guitar / Talked to my imagination / Confided in to alcohol / I tried and... Read More...

Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyJan 28 2020Overdose

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