Tag: drug overdoses

Benzo Death Rates Among Women Skyrocket

A new report also shows the number of benzodiazepine prescriptions has sharply risen over an 18-year timeframe. New statistics suggest that the overdose death rates involving the prescription drugs known as benzodiazepines have risen dramatically over the past decade, and approach statistics for heroin – and synthetic opioid-related overdose deaths. A report from the Centers for Disease… Continue reading Benzo Death Rates Among Women Skyrocket

Charging Heroin Dealers With Homicide A Common Practice In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania leads the nation with more than 500 drug-induced homicide charges filed. In Lancaster County, deep in the heart of Amish country, authorities have gone after more drug-induced homicide charges than any other place in the nation, according to figures from Mission LISA, a data aggregation project. Last year alone, prosecutors in the southeast Pennsylvania… Continue reading Charging Heroin Dealers With Homicide A Common Practice In Pennsylvania

Teens Who Share Drugs May Face Conviction, Prison Sentencing

Though laws vary in regard to culpability, 20 states regard drug delivery resulting in death as a crime.  A new feature on Psychology Today highlights an alarming possibility for parents and teenagers: Sharing drugs with friends can be considered legal grounds for a charge of dealing that can carry a prison sentence. The feature references a New… Continue reading Teens Who Share Drugs May Face Conviction, Prison Sentencing

Parents Of Opioid Epidemic Named Citizens Of The Year

A New Hampshire paper has named the “parents of the addiction crisis” as the citizens of the year for 2018. In New Hampshire last year, 437 people died of drug overdoses, a significant number in the small state. Many of them were young adults who left behind parents who were unable to save them, despite… Continue reading Parents Of Opioid Epidemic Named Citizens Of The Year

Overdose Survivors Struggle After Their Trauma Goes Viral

Survivors of viral overdose videos recount the incidents and the aftermath of their trauma becoming a public spectacle. It’s difficult, if not seemingly impossible, to rebuild your life once your drug addiction becomes public knowledge. That’s the message of an emotional feature by The Hamilton Spectator, which follows several overdose victims whose “bleakest moments now live… Continue reading Overdose Survivors Struggle After Their Trauma Goes Viral

Can A Google Search Predict An Overdose?

Researchers examined whether Internet search data from Google could help them predict where an overdose will occur. Technology has no doubt played a role in the opioid epidemic, with drug users and dealers able to order narcotics online and have them delivered directly to their homes. Now a new study suggests that the internet could… Continue reading Can A Google Search Predict An Overdose?

How Drugs, Alcohol & Suicide Are Affecting The Average Lifespan

A new CDC report has revealed some alarming changes in life expectancy trends. A new CDC report reveals that the average life expectancy in the United States is falling for the first time since 1993. Drugs, alcohol, and suicide are taking the lives of young Americans at rates so high that the U.S. life expectancy… Continue reading How Drugs, Alcohol & Suicide Are Affecting The Average Lifespan

Ariana Grande’s Brother: Mac Miller Helped Me Get Sober

“He was the reason I went to the rehabilitation center where I was detoxed safely from all of the drugs alcohol and medications I was taking.” Frankie Grande paid tribute to Mac Miller in an Instagram post, stating it was thanks to the late rapper that Grande got sober. “I am beyond heartbroken over Malcolm’s… Continue reading Ariana Grande’s Brother: Mac Miller Helped Me Get Sober

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