Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
Tweens and Teens Need to Understand the Impact of AddictionSpeaking to parents at Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Dr. Ruth Potee urged them to discuss addition with their children - especially if there's been a family history of addiction.As reported by Wicked Local, physician Ruth Potee believes young people need ... Read More
Cocaine Helped Fuel Instagram Luxury Travel Lifestyle Melina Roberge, the so-called cocaine babe, wept in an Australian courtroom after being sentenced for her role in a cocaine smuggling ring. As reported by Fox News, a convicted cocaine importer known for her Instagram photos at breathtaking travel destinations ... Read More
Philly Needle Exchange Saving Lives in CamdenThe Camden needle exchange closed two years ago, forcing addicts to take the train to Philadelphia to get clean needles.As reported by Philly.com, nearly every week for the last two years, Christina Brown and her friends have begged for change until they have enough to cross ... Read More
Fentanyl Overdoses Happen In A Matter of SecondsFentanyl overdoses present unique challenges for responders as CPR is difficult to perform and often they require multiple doses of Narcan.As reported by Medpage Today, chest wall rigidity, loss of control, extreme potency, and rapid onset were among observed and reported ... Read More
Overdose Victim Robbed in BaltimoreA Baltimore man who overdosed on the streets reported someone stole his shoes and phone while he was unconscious, city police said.As reported by the Baltimore Sun, a man who overdosed on an Annapolis street Sunday reported someone stole his shoes and phone while he was unconscious, ... Read More
French Policy Helped Reduce Heroin Overdoses By 79%In the 1980s and 90s, France was experiencing a crushing heroin epidemic. In1995, France made it so any doctor could prescribe buprenorphine - with dramatic results.As reported by the Atlantic, in the 1980s, France went through a heroin epidemic in which hundreds of ... Read More
Baseball Legend Urges Teens to Recognize the Dangers of Drug Abuse Recently in NW Ohio, Darryl Strawberry shared his addiction struggles with the local Van Wert community and discussed the role that faith played in his recovery.As reported by Hometown Stations, Darryl Strawberry is known as being one of the great ... Read More
Medically Assisted Treatment May Help Successful New Wave of Addiction TreatmentWith Federal funding for fighting the opioid crisis increasing, addiction experts are cautiously optimistic that medically assisted treatment will become the new standard of care.As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, after years of ... Read More
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