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
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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
A&E Show Focuses On Atlanta’s “Heroin Triangle”
Reality TV takes unflinching look at the opioid crisisA&E's new show called Intervention dives into the opioid crisis in an unprecedented fashion as it zeroes in on Atlanta, Georgia. In a collection of affluent suburban communities north of Atlanta called “The Heroin Triangle” the rise of the nation’s opioid ... Read More
Doctor Arrested, Pennsylvania’s Largest Pill Mill Shut Down
DEA Agents link doctor to five overdose deathsMt. Carmel, PA is a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania, located almost 100 miles from Philadelphia in the old anthracite coal region. DEA officials are claiming this quiet town is the epicenter of the state's largest prescription "pill mill" where one doctor has ... Read More
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Partner Recalls His Addiction Struggles
Talented actor relapsed and died after being sober for two decades Philip Seymour Hoffman had worked hard to create a loving home for Mimi O'Donnell and their three children. But in the end, his long struggles with addiction proved to be too much for the talented actor to handle. The first sign was when he suggested ... Read More
