Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
When used appropriately, prescription opioids play an important role in pain reduction. Unfortunately, these drugs also come with serious risks, including a high risk of addiction. While many doctors have taken steps to reduce how many prescriptions they write for these addiction-risk drugs, there is evidence that ... Read More
After investigating the market of secured medication containers, it’s been found that there is no provider of truly secure containers for medicine. Those who purchase these containers to protect their prescription medication should be aware of the fact that the systems that they are buying are made to appear safe or ... Read More
As opioid crisis grows, hospitals rethink pain management strategiesAs healthcare providers face relentless cost pressures, and fight for high patient satisfaction scores - one of the key mantras has been to make sure patients are as comfortable as possible. While obviously a worthy goal, what this mindset has meant in ... Read More
Ground-zero for the overdose crisis, WV finally tries limit Rx OpioidsAfter leading the nation is overdose deaths (52 out of every 100,000 people in the state died last year from overdose), West Virginia legislators have taken steps to alleviate some of the problem by setting limits on prescription opioids. As ... Read More
Communities target companies who profited from fanning addictionCombine corporate deceit and greed with medical neglect and lack of oversight with a highly addictive and potentially deadly product, and what do you get? 50,000 deaths per year in the "Land of the Free". Now, as the overdose carnage continues to gain ... Read More
Grandmother Left to Raise Kids Orphaned by OverdoseLike so many other grandparents across Pennsylvania, Denise Shanahan is reliving her child-rearing days, but in very tragic circumstances. As reported in the York Daily Record, one day two years ago, she sent her grandson Jordan upstairs to check on her daughter ... Read More
Reality TV star has dose of reality courtesy of LAPDJackass TV star Bam Magera was arrested in LA for for DUI. His family says he has now entered rehab and is embarrassed for being a real jackass. "He decided to go to rehab in LA so we're putting that program into place," his mommy April told Page Six on Tuesday. ... Read More
Opioid Crisis in Pennsylvania Now An Official DisasterFor the thousands and thousands of families all across Pennsylvania who have seen loved ones die from opioid-related overdoses, the disaster has already been a long and grim reality, but hopefully Governor Wolff's first-ever public health Statewide Disaster ... Read More
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