No Place Safe from Wrath of HeroinNo place can escape the opioid crisis. Plainview NY is a sheltered, wealthy Long Island town but it has not been immune to the opioid crisis - as one family mourns the loss of their son to overdose.As reported by the Long Island Press, as a child growing up in Plainview, Garrett ... Read More
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Balloon Artist Dies From Overdose
After Long Addiction Struggle, York PA Balloon Artist Dies of OverdoseChris Palmer, a balloon artist from York PA who had long struggled with addiction, recently died from an overdose. He was 41.As reported by the York Daily Record, Chris Palmer's mother was a heroin addict, and when Chris came into his stepmother's ... Read More
Substance Use Disorder and SUD Treatment at FHE
How Common Is Substance Use Disorder? Substance use disorder, or SUD, occurs when a person is dependent on a substance for a period of time. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that 21.5 million people over the age of 12 had a SUD in 2014. Of this, 94.2 percent were people over the ... Read More
James Franco and Abbi Jacobson Star in Netflix Film About Addiction
Updated on April 2, 2019 New Film Addresses the Loneliness of Addiction Netflix has produced a new film that stars James Franco and Abbi Jacobson, and that takes an intimate look at a family dealing with the impact of addiction. As reviewed by the Daily Dot, 6 Balloons, which debuted at SXSW on Monday, tells the ... Read More
No One Brings A Casserole When Your Child Is An Addict
In Natick, MA - Addiction Can Be A Lonely Place In Natick, Massachusetts, residents are slowly addressing the opioid crisis using a variety of public health approaches rather than simply stigmatizing users and their families. As reported in the Natick Wicked Local, author Peter Golden provided a clear-sighted ... Read More
York County, PA Slammed With 13 Overdose Deaths In 10 Days
Overdose Deaths Slam Central Pennsylvania Fentanyl is suspected in a surge of overdose deaths in York County, PA where the coroner released details surrounding thirteen deaths in just ten days. As reported by ABC27 News, thirteen people in York County have died from suspected heroin and fentanyl overdoses in just ... Read More
Meth Madness Returns Stronger Than Ever – Leaving a Trail of Death
Crystal Meth now purer and more deadly than ever before While the opioid crisis has been drawing attention, health officials and law enforcement are raising a 2nd alarm as meth madness returns stronger than ever. As reported by The New York Times, the scourge of crystal meth, with its exploding labs and ruinous ... Read More
Deadly New Drugs Hit Ohio
New generation of drugs hits fentanyl ravaged Ohio regionOverdoses death rates have soared in Ohio over the last year, driven by increasing supplies of potent fentanyl. Now, according to the Dayton Daily News, law enforcement in northern Ohio is warning police agencies throughout the state about two substances ... Read More
