Public Health Officials Sound the Alarm As Overdoses SpikeThe momentum started building on Thursday and Friday as emergency responders received 20 dispatches for possible overdoses across Hamilton County. Then on Saturday and Sunday local hospitals saw 18 admissions for overdoses. This spike in activity prompted ... Read More
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California Spared the Worst of the Heroin Crisis, For Now
California Officials Carefully Monitoring Opioid Usage Compared to the rest of the nation, California's rate of death from opioid overdose has remained low, with only 11 people in 100,000 dying compared to West Virginia, where a staggering 41 out of every 100,000 residents died from overdose in 2015. However, parts ... Read More
Arkansas Police Department Warns About Accidental Fentanyl Exposure
Arkansas Police Department Warns About Accidental Fentanyl Exposure Leachville Police Department, in Arkansas, recently warned Walmart shoppers to wipe down their shopping carts—and not just because of germs. “You know when you go to Walmart and they have the wipes to clean your cart handle? How many of you don’t ... Read More
Massachusetts Town Launches Unique Drug Recovery Program
New Challenges Require New Approaches Glouscester, Mass. has been on the forefront of battling the opioid crisis for many years. However, even as new approaches are tried, more potent drugs are making it difficult for police and officials to make progress. Police Chief John McCarthy explains -"We're in a position to ... Read More
In Ohio, More Is Needed Than “Just Say No”
Fighting Addiction Focuses On Behavior Change Officials in Ohio are beginning to push back against the overwhelming tide of opioid addiction. Last year Ohio launched a $200,000 campaign urging drug users' relatives and friends and other members of the public to educate themselves about signs of an overdose and obtain ... Read More
Even Drug Counselors Are At Risk As 2 OD in PA
Even Drug Counselors Are At Risk As 2 OD in PAHighlighting the destructive power of the current opioid epidemic - even drug counselors themselves are not immune. West Brandywine, PA District Attorney Tom Hogan said he knew something was out of the ordinary when he received a call about about a drug overdose on a ... Read More
New Jersey Blanketed By Drug Overdoses
New Jersey Blanketed By Drug OverdosesIt's a grim story all across the Garden State. At least 1,901 people died from opioid overdoses in New Jersey last year. This is more than twice the number of people from the state who died in the attacks on Sept. 11. Deaths involving heroin and fentanyl continued a meteoric ... Read More
Philly is #1 in Cheesesteaks, Football & Drug Overdoses
City of Brotherly Love Battling Addiction CrisisIn recent years, Philadelphia has been enjoying a genuine renaissance of new restaurants, world class museums and a growing population of young urban professionals. It is a notable change from previous decades when the city struggled with a shrinking population and less ... Read More