Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
Officials make progress in the face of fentanyl overdosesOfficials recently met with the Ocean County Mayors Association, providing an update on the opioid epidemic, and said that some progress has been made this year. It’s possible, given the number of overdoses so far this year, that Ocean County might see a ... Read More
Remembering those who have been lost to addictionNewtown Parent Connection (NPC) and Families United in Newtown (FUN) are sponsoring a free “Winter’s Concert for Our Community,” on Friday, December 29, at 7 pm, at Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road. “This concert happens to be on the first year ... Read More
Daughter is thankful to celebrate her 21st birthdayWest Virginia has been ravaged by the current opioid epidemic, and Hope Steele was just minutes away from being another sad statistic. When Steele overdosed on heroin for the first time in October of last year, she said emergency paramedics told her that if they had ... Read More
Florida’s cocaine supply is increasingly being mixed with fentanyl Following a trend that has been seen around the country, law enforcement in Florida has discovered a disturbing trend. After reviewing the cocaine they’ve snagged over the past year—the cocaine supply in Florida has been majorly contaminated with ... Read More
A Utah clinic gives a gift that can save livesThe holiday season can be an especially difficult time for people struggling with depression and addiction as they are reminded of various family issues. To make sure that patients were ready for any problems, one clinic in Utah has given an unusual gift this holiday ... Read More
Respected Leader At ESPN Steps DownWhile we have grown used to celebrity addiction stories, the impact of addiction on corporate leadership has been less visible. This week however, ESPN President John Skipper announced that he was resigning due to an ongoing addiction problem. "Today I have resigned from my duties ... Read More
Apps Engineered to Deliver Hits of DopamineIt's no secret that people seem addicted to their mobile devices. It turns out that this is no accident as industry leaders have taken gamification to new levels - ensuring that users will get a constant drip of dopamine pleasure from each interaction. Gabe Zichermann, ... Read More
NFL Player Recalls How Opioids Came to Dominate His LifeRandy Grimes, a former NFL player with Tampa Bay, spoke recently at the Macomb County OperationRx’s Community in Crisis conference outside of Detroit. Grimes said he started using opioids midway through his career as a center with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the ... Read More
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