Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
Expectant Mothers In St. Louis Receive Help to Break AddictionThe opioid crisis in the St. Louis area is impacting expectant moms and their babies. Now they can receive help to break their addiction. As reported by Fox 2 Now, mothers-to-be are seeking help to get off prescription pain pills, heroin, and other ... Read More
Innovative Program in RI Cuts Prisoner Overdose DeathsAs the opioid crisis continues to unfold, growing percentages of inmates enter prison addicted, and often overdose upon release. Now a new program in Rhode Island offers hope for addicted prisoners. As reported by Rhode Island Public Radio, researchers from Brown ... Read More
Insurance Company Donates To Fight Addiction in Rural NCInsurance giant Aetna gave $1 million to to the nonprofit North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC) to purchase the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone. As reported by North Carolina Public Radio, the Coalition will then distribute the drug in rural ... Read More
Overdose Deaths Decline In MassachusettsWhile many states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania saw a staggering increase in the number of overdose deaths last year, Massachusetts actually recorded a sizable decline. As reported by The Telegram of Worcester, the number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts ... Read More
Surge of Addicted Infants Challenges Hospitals NationwideOne of the many consequences of the opioid crisis has been a growing population of babies born to addicted mothers, As a result, hospitals across the country are struggling to find viable treatment options. As reported by Time, the surge has outpaced the ... Read More
New Vaccine Promises to Cut Overdose DeathsResearchers at the Scripps Research Institute published results from their latest testing of a heroin vaccine, which proved to be effective in rodent models. As reported by Scripps.edu, scientists at Scripps have achieved a major milestone toward designing a safe and ... Read More
Overdose Deaths Soar in Ohio At 3x National RateAs the 2017 data is compiled and finalized, the surge in overdose deaths in Ohio is staggering. As reported by The Times Reporter, the state’s opioid crisis continued to explode, with 5,232 Ohio overdose deaths in the 12 months ending June 31, 2017, the Centers for ... Read More
All-Star Pitcher Arrested For Drug TraffickingPitcher Esteban Loaiza was caught with 44 pounds of heroin and cocaine. in San Diego, where he’s currently being held on $200,000 bail. As reported by ABC News, Two-time MLB All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza was arrested last week after San Diego County sheriffs allegedly ... Read More
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