Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
Population Declining in Rural Communities Due to Opioid CrisisThe USDA just released an eye-opening report called Rural America At A Glance, and there are serious challenges facing rural America - driven in no small part by the opioid crisis. According to the report, while rural America shows signs of a ... Read More
Researchers Examine the True Impact of Rx Drug Monitoring ProgramsCall it the law of unintended consequences. Across the nation, 49 states have so-called prescription drug monitoring programs, and 36 states have laws requiring doctors to check them. But some new research adds an important caveat about how well ... Read More
Deadly Fentanyl Being Sold DirectlyThe opioid crisis is taking an even deadlier turn as dealers are now selling fentanyl as a stand-alone product, dispensing with heroin altogether. While drug traffickers and dealers once used fentanyl to spike the potency of the heroin they sold, the Drug Enforcement Agency said ... Read More
This Year, Even Santa Is Struggling With AddictionIt is a sad parable for our times - this holiday season even Santa is struggling with drug addiction. A New Jersey man who moonlights as Santa Claus for Toys for Tots was arrested on drug charges Monday. Charles Smith, 66, was pulled over by police for a traffic ... Read More
Community Park in Baltimore Shines Thanks to Efforts of Former Addicts 26ers Park in the Harwood Community was once infested with crime, but now it’s giving recovering drug addicts a sense of purpose. “The park was known as the park from hell, so no one wanted to visit it,” said Concerted Care Foundation director ... Read More
Drug-related deaths soar in FLAFlorida's medical examiners most recent report shows dramatic increases in all types of drug-related deaths, including a 97 percent increase in deaths caused by the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The report, released Wednesday, found that the total number of drug-related deaths in Florida ... Read More
Linked By A Common Crisis, Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Fight Back A string of small towns outside of Pittsburgh are stepping up in the face of an unprecedented number of overdoses. According to the Post-Gazzette, Carrick, Knoxville and Allentown have some of the highest raw numbers of fatal overdoses and most daunting ... Read More
Busy Weekend For Staten Island First RespondersStaten Island DA Micheal E. McMahon recently spoke out on Twitter about the growing opioid crisis that is rolling across Staten Island. "Over the weekend, 7 people on Staten Island suffered a drug overdose. Two of them have lost their lives. If you or someone you love ... Read More
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