Facing the Stigma of Addiction Recovery in Light of Nationwide Epidemic Fay Zenoff, executive director of the Center for Open Recovery, a Bay Area nonprofit, recently celebrated ten years of sobriety—a victory when it comes to addiction recovery. For 25 years, Zenoff had been an alcoholic dabbling in heroin, ecstasy, ... Read More
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New Jersey Boy Helps Recovering Addicts After Father Dies from Drug Abuse
New Jersey Boy Helps Recovering Addicts After Father Dies from Drug Abuse 11-year-old Trae Cole lost his father to drug addiction approximately one year ago. Now, the South Jersey resident has made it his mission to help recovering addicts succeed in their journey. Cole spends his time after sports collecting ... Read More
Why the US is Leading the World in Prescription Painkiller Abuse
Why the US is Leading the World in Prescription Painkiller Abuse? More than any other country in the world, the United States is in the lead when it comes to prescription painkiller, or opioid, abuse: nearly 50,000 doses of opioids are taken daily for every one million Americans. Prescription painkillers killed ... 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
Aaron Carter Tested Positive for Opiates
Aaron Carter Tested Positive for Opiates Aaron Carter and his recent weight loss have been subject to many rumors about his physical and mental health, especially after his arrest in July. Carter, wanting to set the record straight, openly agreed to a drug test in an upcoming episode of The Doctors. Carter’s test ... Read More
September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month For the past 27 years, September has been recognized as National Recovery Month sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). A proclamation by President Trump on the White House website calls for acknowledgement of ... Read More
Using Science to Treat Addiction
Using Science to Treat Addiction According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, more than 200,000 deaths occur around the world every year as a result of drug usage, including overdoses and illnesses such as HIV. Nearly one out of every 20 adults worldwide can be classified as alcoholics. "In the United ... Read More