Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
Temple Not Immune to the Philadelphia Opioid CrisisWith its sprawling campus in North Philadelphia, Temple offers easy access to all of the opportunities of a major metro area, but also many of the problems as well - including the opioid crisis that has gripped the city. The problem has become so bad that people ... Read More
Fentanyl-laced Cocaine Driving Overdoses in OhioYou know things are bad when even HighTimes.com is concerned about the rise of fentanyl-laced cocaine in Ohio. In fact, officials estimate that 1 in 4 Ohio overdoses are now caused by using heroin or cocaine that has been cut with fentanyl. Lamenting that the days of ... Read More
In Pittsburgh - A Stark Conversation on Combating the Opioid EpidemicIn 2017, Allegheny County is on pace to set a record - one that is nothing to be proud of. So far, more than 500 people have died from drug overdoses, and officials believe the number will tally much higher by the end of the year. To address the ... Read More
Vancouver Fentanyl Crisis Drives Funeral Director To Take ActionAs a funeral director, John Romeyn is obviously well-aquainted with death, but as he began seeing young overdose victims month after month, he felt the need to take action. Romeyn says that is was a conversation with a bereaved father of one teenaged ... Read More
In Boston, Innovative Overdose Prevention Program Making Big ImpactDr. Alexander Walley looks like a mild-manner physician at your bedside, but as leader of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Pilot Program he has been a veritable super-hero, leading an effort that has trained ... Read More
NY Officer Arrested on Multiple ChargesThe current opioid crisis is cutting across all segments of society, and even the police are not immune to this epidemic. Just this week, Reynaldo Lopez, 26, was arrested after agreeing to deliver what he believed was a hefty quantity of heroin to a drug dealer in the Bronx, ... Read More
As opioid crisis continues, Boston officials launch integrated campaignAfter more than 2100 overdose deaths across Massachusetts last year alone, officials are fighting back with a broad-reaching public awareness effort. Boston's new “Resist the Risk” campaign is running via placards on MBTA buses, on Red and Orange ... Read More
Baby Boomers Struggling with Prescription Overdoses while Gen Y Overdosing on Heroin.Based on the latest public health research, it might be said that every generation literally picks its own poison. Researchers at Columbia School of Public Health have published a new paper which explores the relationship between ... Read More
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