For some people already struggling with opioid addiction, a natural disaster may cause a relapse – even an overdose.
Tag: natural disasters
Virgin Islands Struggle With Mental Health Crisis After 2017 Hurricanes
The children of the U.S. Virgin Islands were deeply affected by the trauma of surviving two massive hurricanes.
One Washington County Is Treating The Opioid Crisis As A Natural Disaster
What if the government used the natural disaster coordinated system to mitigate the opioid epidemic? In Snohomish County in Western Washington, officials are taking a unique approach to the opioid crisis by declaring it a life-threatening emergency, as if it were a natural disaster. As overdose deaths are threatening more lives than hurricanes and mud… Continue reading One Washington County Is Treating The Opioid Crisis As A Natural Disaster
Sheriffs Ban Alcohol After Hurricane Michael
Unsurprisingly, the move was met with a wave of criticism. In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, two Florida counties briefly banned alcohol sales as part of an emergency disaster declaration. The Category 4 storm walloped southeastern seaboard states earlier this month, leaving at least 30 people dead in the U.S. and wreaking particular havoc on… Continue reading Sheriffs Ban Alcohol After Hurricane Michael
Treatment Clinic Beat The Odds To Help Patients During Hurricane Florence
“Some of those nurses were without power, they sustained damage to their homes, but they showed up every day.” When Hurricane Florence swept through the middle of the country, it left behind patients in treatment without access to their possibly life-saving medications. The hurricane brought with it flooding and blocked roads and bridges—putting patients in… Continue reading Treatment Clinic Beat The Odds To Help Patients During Hurricane Florence
