Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
Doubts Grow As Overdoses Continue UnabatedIn New Hampshire, myths fuel addiction crisis as residents struggle to understand why so many addicts go into relapse and often die of overdoses.Seacoast Online reports that as treatment pathways and recovery organizations continue to grow throughout the Seacoast, so too has ... Read More
Overdoses Clustered in Poorer RegionsNewly released data shows opioid deaths and poverty are closely linked across the country, with some areas suffering a staggering number of overdose fatalities.As reported by Health Day, poverty may be fueling America's opioid crisis, a new study suggests.Of the more than 515,000 ... Read More
Excessive Amounts of Fentanyl Found in Superstar's SystemA newly release toxicology report confirms that Prince died of fentanyl overdose, with lethal amounts of the powerful opioid found in both his bloodstream and liver.As reported by US News, a toxicology report from Prince's autopsy, obtained Monday by The ... Read More
Tragedy Unfolds As Father Helps Deliver Fatal Heroin Dose to His Own DaughterA Wisconsin man who routinely drove his daughter to Milwaukee to pick up heroin, is facing criminal charges after she overdosed and died.As reported by Fox 61, prosecutors say 60-year-old Terry Hibbard took his daughter, Taralyn, to buy ... Read More
No Place Safe from Wrath of HeroinNo place can escape the opioid crisis. Plainview NY is a sheltered, wealthy Long Island town but it has not been immune to the opioid crisis - as one family mourns the loss of their son to overdose.As reported by the Long Island Press, as a child growing up in Plainview, Garrett ... Read More
Overdose Victims Have Fentanyl and Other Drugs in Their SystemsAs the opioid crisis continues, Stamford CT saw a sharp spike in the number of overdose deaths, driven by users with fentanyl and other drugs in their system.As reported by the Stamford Advocate, Jessica Anderson became an emergency medical technician ... Read More
Telemedicine helping to reach addicts in rural MichiganAs the opioid crisis continues to affect both urban and rural communities, telemedicine has the potential to help recovering addicts stay clean.As reported by Michigan Radio, telemedicine might be especially helpful where America's opioid crisis is at its worst: ... Read More
Cocaine Found on the Hands of More than 10% of PopulationResearchers were surprised to find that more than 10% of random volunteers had traces of cocaine and other drugs on their fingertips.As reported by Fortune, there’s a good chance that you have trace amounts of heroin or cocaine on your fingertips right now, even ... Read More
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