Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
Overdose Deaths Slam Central PennsylvaniaFentanyl 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 10 ... Read More
Prescription Opioid Pain-relief is OverratedAfter countless overdose deaths, it turns out that opioid pain-killers are actually no better than over the counter pain-killers. In a new head-to-head study against over the counter medicines such as Tylenol, ibuprofen and aspirin, opioid products made no significant ... Read More
ER Overdose Visits Surge - Opioid Crisis Shows No Signs of SlowingNew CDC data shows that ER overdose visits rose sharply in many states across the country, with Pennsylvania spiking by more than 80% between July 2016 and September 2017. Officials believe fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are driving the deadly ... Read More
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
Oxycontin and Alcohol Suspected In Mass OverdoseNine students were hospitalized in a UCSB mass overdose this weekend. Authorities believe that the victims all took pills laced with some type of synthetic opioid. As reported by Business Insider, the incident began when sheriffs deputies and paramedics responding to ... Read More
New Ads Take Tough Stance on Prescription PainkillersA provocative new Philly ad campaign targets the use of prescription opioids, warning they are "heroin in pill form" and urges viewers - "don't take the risk". As reported by WHYY, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health is launching a new installment of an ... Read More
Addiction Took Her Son But Couldn't Shatter a Mother's LoveBesides the death and damage that addiction inflicts on users, it also tears apart family members who are often helpless as their loved one struggles. But these struggles don't extinguish their love. As reported by the Daily Journal of Franklin Indiana, no ... Read More
Conditions Vary Widely Across Treatment CentersThere 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
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