Pennsylvania Rehab Center Dealing Drugs to Addicts David Francis launched a drug rehab center in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, recalling his own struggle with addiction. “This is what keeps me clean,” he had said in a 2006 about Next Steps Foundation, “helping other people.” This summer, though, authorities ... Read More
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Recovering Addict Nikki Sixx Speaks Up About Opioid Epidemic
Recovering Addict Nikki Sixx Speaks Up About Opioid Epidemic Former Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx, now of Sixx: A.M., wrote an op-ed about the opioid epidemic from the perspective of a recovering addict. Sixx is a recovering heroin addict who has been sober for 16 years, considers himself lucky. “Heroin nearly ... Read More
President’s Commission Recommends Steps for Fighting Opioid Addiction
President’s Commission Recommends Steps for Fighting Opioid Epidemic In July, the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis urged President Trump to declare the nationwide opioid epidemic a national emergency. However, there has been a lack of bold action, and still much more to be done. ... Read More
Volunteers at Pennsylvania Hospital Comfort Drug-Addicted Babies
Volunteers at Pennsylvania Hospital Comfort Drug-Addicted Babies Volunteers at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, are cuddling drug-addicted babies in order to provide comfort as they go through opioid withdrawal. Erie, like many areas throughout the United States, has also experienced a severe increase ... Read More
Pregnant Philadelphia Woman Hospitalized After Narcan Overdose
Pregnant Philadelphia Woman Hospitalized After Narcan Overdose Two SEPTA (Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority) police officers, Kevin Dougherty and Shakeena Watkins, saved the life of a pregnant woman from an overdose twice in one day. Dougherty and Watkins were patrolling the Alleghany Station area in ... Read More
Detroit Parent of Opioid Addict Opens Up About Son’s Struggle
Detroit Parent of Opioid Addict Opens Up About Son’s Struggle Vicki King’s son, Jeff, died two years ago of an opioid overdose—heroin, laced with fentanyl. He was 20 years old. Now, King is reflecting on her late son’s struggle, warning other parents: “don’t be the mom that I was.” It’s possible that Jeff’s opioid ... Read More
Maryland Opioid Overdose Rates Continue to Worsen
Maryland Opioid Overdose Rates Continue to Worsen Deaths related to opioid overdoses in Harford County, Maryland, surpassed the total for all of 2016 this week. With more than four months left in 2017, the problem is only expected to get worse. As of Tuesday, there were 229 reported overdoses this year, according ... Read More
Opioid Epidemic Causes Overcrowding in Ohio Jail
Opioid Epidemic Causes Overcrowding in Ohio Jail A jail in Marion County, Ohio, is struggling to make room for their large number of inmates, thanks to the national opioid epidemic. The Multi-County Correctional Center, which can hold 202 inmates, is at or over capacity almost every day—there are barely has enough ... Read More