Addiction Took Her Son But Couldn't Shatter a Mother's LoveBesides the death and damage that addiction inflicts on users, it also tears apart family members who are often helpless as their loved one struggles. But these struggles don't extinguish their love. As reported by the Daily Journal of Franklin Indiana, no ... Read More
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Opioid Documentary Heroin(e) Up For Academy Award
Huntington WV Fire Chief Featured In Powerful DocumentaryA Netflix documentary on the opioid crisis featuring West Virginia Fire Chief Jan Rader has been nominated for an Academy Award. As reported by Firehouse.com, the Netflix documentary about the opioid crisis in Huntington, West Virginia, was amongst the films ... Read More
Heroin Vaccine Almost Ready for Human Testing
New Vaccine Promises to Cut Overdose DeathsResearchers at the Scripps Research Institute published results from their latest testing of a heroin vaccine, which proved to be effective in rodent models. As reported by Scripps.edu, scientists at Scripps have achieved a major milestone toward designing a safe and ... Read More
Pitcher Esteban Loaiza Caught With 44 Pounds of Heroin and Cocaine
All-Star Pitcher Arrested For Drug TraffickingPitcher Esteban Loaiza was caught with 44 pounds of heroin and cocaine. in San Diego, where he’s currently being held on $200,000 bail. As reported by ABC News, Two-time MLB All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza was arrested last week after San Diego County sheriffs allegedly ... Read More
Could Prescription Heroin Help Philly Addicts?
Should Philly pursue even bolder steps to fight opioid crisis? As the opioid crisis continues its deadly path of destructions, cities like Philadelphia are exploring new public initiatives such as safe injection sites. As reported in Philly.com, one Temple University professor proposes that the city should push the ... Read More
Heroin Summit In Ohio Sees Sign of Hope
Ohio town sees decrease in number of overdosesOhio has been hit hard by the opioid crisis, with thousands of deaths and countless overdoses. Now, at least in Middletown, OH, there seems to be some small signs of improvement. As officials gathered for the 12th annual Heroin Summit, there were some positive statistics to ... Read More
Boy Scout Leader Busted For Heroin
Scout leader arrested on heroin chargesKevin Saunders, a scout leader in Staten Island, should probably have paid closer attention to the scout oath to "help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight." As reported in the NY Daily News, Saunders is now facing ... Read More
Deadly Batch of Heroin Hits Framingham
Framingham hit by wave of overdosesThe footprints that fentanyl-laced heroin leaves behind are easy to see on the map, marking a grim cluster of overdose and death. Authorities in Framingham, Mass. are looking at such a map this week as a bad batch of heroin makes it way through the area. As reported by ... Read More