Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
No Place Safe from Wrath of HeroinNo place can escape the opioid crisis. Plainview NY is a sheltered, wealthy Long Island town but it has not been immune to the opioid crisis - as one family mourns the loss of their son to overdose.As reported by the Long Island Press, as a child growing up in Plainview, Garrett ... Read More
Overdose Victims Have Fentanyl and Other Drugs in Their SystemsAs the opioid crisis continues, Stamford CT saw a sharp spike in the number of overdose deaths, driven by users with fentanyl and other drugs in their system.As reported by the Stamford Advocate, Jessica Anderson became an emergency medical technician ... Read More
Telemedicine helping to reach addicts in rural MichiganAs the opioid crisis continues to affect both urban and rural communities, telemedicine has the potential to help recovering addicts stay clean.As reported by Michigan Radio, telemedicine might be especially helpful where America's opioid crisis is at its worst: ... Read More
Cocaine Found on the Hands of More than 10% of PopulationResearchers were surprised to find that more than 10% of random volunteers had traces of cocaine and other drugs on their fingertips.As reported by Fortune, there’s a good chance that you have trace amounts of heroin or cocaine on your fingertips right now, even ... Read More
Bug spray-laced Marijuana is Causing Overdoses in IndianapolisOfficials in Indianapolis are concerned about the growing use of KD - a cheap street drug of synthetic marijuana and sprayed with Raid, bug spray, roach spray.As reported by MPR, a rise in overdose cases due to the addition of bug spray to the street drug ... Read More
Port Jarvis, NY Struggles Where to Open Additional RehabsWhere to put rehabs in rural communities? In Port Jarvis NY, as rehab centers look to increase their presence in this rural community, residents have mixed feeling about where these centers should operate.As reported by Spectrum Local News, in Port Jervis, a town ... Read More
Massachusetts Arms Itself Against Fentanyl OverdosesAs the Massachusetts fentanyl crisis continues to deliver overdoses and death across the state, Governor Baker is urging legislators to take action.As reported by the Lowell Sun, Gov. Charlie Baker highlighted state advancements in fighting the opioid epidemic and the ... Read More
As Overdoses Rise, Rochester Area Expands Narcan TrainingIn face of a deadly wave of overdose deaths, Rochester and surrounding Monroe County have begun to offer Narcan training in cities and towns across the region.As reported by 13 WHAM, Monroe County is offering new ways to train people in preventing and ... Read More
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