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
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Substance Use Disorder and SUD Treatment at FHE
How Common Is Substance Use Disorder? Substance use disorder, or SUD, occurs when a person is dependent on a substance for a period of time. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that 21.5 million people over the age of 12 had a SUD in 2014. Of this, 94.2 percent were people over the ... Read More
Mental Health: Anxiety
We’ve all been there: Your boss wants to meet with you in his office or your significant other says they need to talk, and a sudden chill washes over your body. Your mouth gets dry and your heart starts racing. You’re experiencing anxiety. Anxiety is a universal human emotion, a normal part of being alive, and an ... Read More
America’s Next Drug Problem Is Looming
Officials Warn On Xanax and Other BenzodiazepinesAmerica's next drug crisis is already in the early stages. While the opioid crisis is claiming lives all across the country, another class of drugs - Xanax, Valium and Klonopin, are starting to be widely abused. As reported by the Daily Chronicle, imagine it were ... Read More
Side Effects Experienced with Vicodin
Analgesic opioids — known commercially as Vicodin and Norco, among others — are a fairly common prescription. Vicodin is available as oral tablets or solutions that contain between 5 and 10 mg of hydrocodone and between 300 and 325 mg of acetaminophen (paracetamol), optimized for temporary pain relief. These drugs ... Read More
Native Americans Slammed By Opioid Crisis
Natives Against Heroin Addresses Overdose Crisis While Native Americans have long struggled with alcoholism, in the 21st century they are now struggling with a new nemesis - drugs and opioids. In just one example, Minnesota's Native American communities—from the Red Lake and Leech Lake reservations in northwest ... Read More
Lil Peep Found With Multiple Drugs in System
Updated on April 2, 2019 Rapper found to have nearly a dozen drugs in his body Underscoring the dangers of mixing Xanax with opioids, the medical examiner has ruled that a combination of fentanyl and alprazolam (the generic form of Xanax) is what led to Lil Peep's death in November while on tour. In addition to ... Read More
New Study Finds Deadly Link Between Depression Meds and Opioids
60% of Overdose Deaths Linked to Chronic PainIn a new study published by the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) examined data from over 13,000 overdose deaths. The study is the first to determine the proportion of those who died of an opioid overdose with chronic ... Read More