Conditions Vary Widely Across Treatment Centers There are more than 14,000 rehab centers in America, and with little oversight treatment regimens vary widely and financial fraud is frequent. As reported in Managed Healthcare Executive, a lack of national standards and less than optimal oversight of many inpatient ... Read More
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Meth Madness Returns Stronger Than Ever – Leaving a Trail of Death
Crystal Meth now purer and more deadly than ever before While the opioid crisis has been drawing attention, health officials and law enforcement are raising a 2nd alarm as meth madness returns stronger than ever. As reported by The New York Times, the scourge of crystal meth, with its exploding labs and ruinous ... Read More
Buddy Bell In Cocaine Hell, Enters Rehab
Friends Shocked by Buddy Bell Addiction Crisis One of the biggest challenges with addiction is that often times, even close friends and family are not aware when someone is in a desperate state of addiction. Part of the insidious nature of the disease is how it protects itself from exposure at all costs. This was ... Read More
Williamson, WV: 2,900 People – 20 Million Pills
Small Town Is Home to Giant Pill Mill While there have been other so-called "pill mills" in the news, two pharmacies in the tiny town of Williamson, WV may hold the record, having distributed more than 20,000,000 pills over the last decade. As reported by Fox News, a congressional committee investigating the opioid ... Read More
Kentucky Doctor Mourns Loss of Son to Overdose
Physician fights to help community after losing his son to addiction In Eastern Kentucky, Dr. William Fannin witnessed as the opioid crisis first hit the region in the 1990s and escalated into the 2000s. It even took son, Sean Fannin, at the age of 28. As reported in the Courier Journal, Dr. Fannin found his son ... Read More
Storm Chaser Star Joel Taylor Overdosed On Liquid Ecstasy
Storm Chaser star was seen taking drugs on the dance floor before dyingJoel Taylor was a key part of the TornadoVideos.Net team, and a star of the Storm Chaser TV show. He passed away this week of an apparent drug overdose while on a cruise. As reported by TMZ, law enforcement sources said "It appears the death ... Read More
Deadly New Drugs Hit Ohio
New generation of drugs hits fentanyl ravaged Ohio regionOverdoses death rates have soared in Ohio over the last year, driven by increasing supplies of potent fentanyl. Now, according to the Dayton Daily News, law enforcement in northern Ohio is warning police agencies throughout the state about two substances ... Read More
Champion Wrestler Shares Addiction Struggles
Wrestler and former addict Richard Jensen shares his story to students A recovering addict, and champion wrestler, Richard Jensen recently shared his story with students at Warsaw Middle/High School in upstate New York. As reported in the DailyNewsOnline.com, after high school, instead of accepting a wrestling ... Read More
