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
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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
Carfentanil In Minnesota Drives Overdoses
K9 Pills Thought to be Oxycontin Actually Contain CarfentanilCarfentanil laced pills in Minnesota are driving a rash of overdoses as authorities sound the alarm about the powerful and deadly synthetic opioid. As reported by Fox9, a Northfield, MN man is in custody, arrested on charges connected to a string of ... Read More
Scammers, Fraudsters and Crooks : Welcome to the Rehab Industry
Conditions Vary Widely Across Treatment Centers There are more than 14,000 rehab centers in America, and with little oversight treatment regimens vary widely and financial fraud is frequent. As reported in Managed Healthcare Executive, a lack of national standards and less than optimal oversight of many inpatient ... 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
Williamson, WV: 2,900 People – 20 Million Pills
Small Town Is Home to Giant Pill Mill While there have been other so-called "pill mills" in the news, two pharmacies in the tiny town of Williamson, WV may hold the record, having distributed more than 20,000,000 pills over the last decade. As reported by Fox News, a congressional committee investigating the opioid ... Read More
Kentucky Doctor Mourns Loss of Son to Overdose
Physician fights to help community after losing his son to addiction In Eastern Kentucky, Dr. William Fannin witnessed as the opioid crisis first hit the region in the 1990s and escalated into the 2000s. It even took son, Sean Fannin, at the age of 28. As reported in the Courier Journal, Dr. Fannin found his son ... Read More
Painfully Honest Overdose Obituary in East Lyme, CT
Grieving family shares the memory of their sonWhen the Majchrzak family in East Lyme lost their 24-year-old son Danny to opioid addiction, they decided to share his story in the hopes of making a difference. As reported in TheDay.com, last Feb. 3, the Majchrzaks got the call they had been dreading for nearly six ... Read More
