PA Trends Paint a Grim Picture If currents trends continue, Pennsylvania is facing a surge in death rates over the next decade. According to a new report released by Well Being Trust, a national foundation that aims to improve mental health, the death rate in Pennsylvania from drugs, alcohol and suicide could ... Read More
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In New York, Don’t Leave Home Without Your Naloxone
New Campaign Urges Residents to Carry Overdose KitsTo stem the rising tide of overdose deaths in New York, the state has launched an aggressive new campaign to educate people about the risk of overdoses, especially from powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl. Among various initiatives, the state is encouraging ... Read More
Tampa Bay Flooded With Overdoses
Tampa Crackdown on Pills Pushes Users Back to Cocaine and HeroinPublic health and law-enforcement officials in Tampa are struggling to combat a surge in drug-related deaths. As a crackdown on so-called "pill mills" made it more difficult to obtain prescription pain-killers, addicted users have turned to purchasing ... Read More
In Suburban Philadelphia, Killing for Heroin on Ridge Pike
Gruesome Stabbing on Busy Suburban Philadelphia RoadSuburban Philadelphia has been no stranger to the opioid crisis - but things took a violent turn in Plymouth Township last week as a young couple from West Norriton decided to simply kill their dealer instead of paying him. Ridge Pike was the scene for a grisly ... Read More
In West Virginia, Even the Police Dogs are Overdosing
West Virginia Struggles with Deadly New Opioids Suzanne Bell, director of the West Virginia University Department of Forensic and Investigative Science, is on the frontline of West Virginia's opioid crisis, and the news she has is unsettling. “In the field, typically officers in the past would have a color change ... Read More
San Diego Doctor Overdoses on Fentanyl
Doctor With History of Addiction ODs in Hospital BathroomAs the opioid crisis continues, it cuts across all professions - and even doctors are not immune. According to the Medical Board of California, Bradley Glenn Hay, M.D., who allegedly has a long history of alcohol and drug abuse, and was found passed out on the ... Read More
Nurses Overdose Near Canton, Ohio
3 Nurses Treated for Exposure to Deadly FentanylFor healthcare workers, there is now yet another stress in the workplace - exposure to fentanyl from treating addicted patients. With fentanyl overdoses becoming a daily occurrence around the nation, first-responders and nurses are increasingly being exposed to the ... Read More
Vermont Police Confront Upturn in Drugged Driving
Police Now Assume That There's Been OverdoseBurlington Police Chief Trevor Whipple is becoming used to finding people overdosed all over town. Whipple says overdoses are not uncommon in public bathrooms, parking lots or private homes-- or on the roads after two incidents this fall where drivers overdosed behind the ... Read More