Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
Cities Face Prospect of "Narcan Rationing"As the opioid crisis continues, and more addicts need multiple doses of Narcan to be revived after taking fentanyl-laced heroin, some cities are running out of money for Narcan.As reported by the Daily Journal, on a Baltimore street corner, public health workers hand out a ... Read More
Untested Treatment Brings Risks With Potential to Break Addiction In Just One DayAs the opioid crisis continues, desperate addicts are heading to Mexico to try an illegal treatment that involves ibogaine, a potent psychedelic.As reported by the BBC, at the end of a dead end street in a town near the US-Mexico border, ... Read More
Deadly Fentanyl Increasingly Found In CocaineFentanyl-laced cocaine is causing overdoses all across the country, and leaving a trail of unexpected death and heartbreak.As reported by NPR, a pipe was the only sign of drug use found near Chris Bennett's body in November. But it looked like the 32-year-old Taunton, Mass., ... Read More
More Than 30,000 Children Poisoned By Household Drugs With millions of parents struggling with addiction, there have been growing numbers of young children suffering from accidental overdose. As reported by Medical Xpress, tens of thousands of toddlers and preschoolers are accidentally poisoned when they get into ... Read More
As Opioid Prescriptions Drop, Addicts Switch to Street Drugs With Deadly ConsequencesWhile opioid prescriptions have declined due to aggressive government regulations and shutting down pill mills, heroin related overdoses have skyrocketed.As reported by the Washington Post, research from the American Action ... Read More
As Overdoses Hit Ohio Communities, Schools Arm Themselves With NarcanWith the opioid crisis continuing to devastate Ohio communities, many schools have started to carry Narcan as a precaution for any students or parents who overdose on school grounds.As reported by WCBE 90.5, the U.S. Surgeon General has issued an ... Read More
Addicts Now Need Multiple Doses of Narcan - But Many Can't Be SavedAs Narcan becomes increasingly widespread, it has helped to save countless lives, but it is also providing a false sense of security for many heavy drug users.As reported by NBC 24, "We can kind of tell when a new shipment of drugs will come into the ... Read More
Franco Plays Heroin Addict In Challenging RoleDave Franco is the star of a powerful new Netflix show called 6 Balloons which depicts how a heroin addict and his sister struggle with the impact of addiction. For Franco, it proved to be a challenging role.As reported by People.com, the usually comedic actor turns in a ... Read More
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