Overdose Deaths Slam Central Pennsylvania Fentanyl is suspected in a surge of overdose deaths in York County, PA where the coroner released details surrounding thirteen deaths in just ten days. As reported by ABC27 News, thirteen people in York County have died from suspected heroin and fentanyl overdoses in just ... Read More
Kevin Love Shares Details of Panic Attack
NBA Star Opens Up About Mental Health IssuesNBA star Kevin Love shared extensive details this week about a panic attack he suffered last fall that led him to start therapy sessions. As reported in The Players Tribune, Love shared the surprising story of a panic attack he suffered in the middle of a game: On ... Read More
Carfentanil In Minnesota Drives Overdoses
K9 Pills Thought to be Oxycontin Actually Contain CarfentanilCarfentanil laced pills in Minnesota are driving a rash of overdoses as authorities sound the alarm about the powerful and deadly synthetic opioid. As reported by Fox9, a Northfield, MN man is in custody, arrested on charges connected to a string of ... Read More
Scammers, Fraudsters and Crooks : Welcome to the Rehab Industry
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
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
