The doctor’s prescription writing was allegedly so extreme that a local CVS stopped accepting prescriptions he wrote. There’s a lot of attention on the so-called “third wave” of the opioid epidemic, synthetic opioids, but the arrest of a California doctor this week for allegedly illegally distributing prescription pills shows that medications are still a dangerous… Continue reading Doctor Accused Of Prescribing Pills Linked To Overdose Deaths
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Are Police At Risk Of Overdose From Accidental Fentanyl Exposure?
Medical professionals discuss the likelihood of first responders overdosing from accidental fentanyl exposure. Since fentanyl use has become widespread, there have been many reports of first responders overdosing accidentally through exposure at emergency calls. The Drug Enforcement Administration even issued an officer safety alert urging first responders to be careful to avoid exposure. However, medical… Continue reading Are Police At Risk Of Overdose From Accidental Fentanyl Exposure?
Family Creates Christmas Light Show To Highlight Addiction Struggle
A Maryland couple have dedicated their massive Christmas light show to their daughter who is battling opioid addiction. In 2015, Jim Kurtz created a spectacular Christmas light show dedicated to the addiction recovery of his daughter, Caroline, and to those everywhere struggling with addiction. The light show was not only visually captivating but also synchronized… Continue reading Family Creates Christmas Light Show To Highlight Addiction Struggle
Vaping Rates Double Among Teens, While Opioid Use Declines
Results from the 2018 Monitoring The Future survey show that teens have turned to vaping nicotine and marijuana and away from binge drinking and opioid use. The percentage of teens who reported vaping nicotine nearly doubled this year, representing the largest increase in use of a substance since the national Monitoring the Future study began. … Continue reading Vaping Rates Double Among Teens, While Opioid Use Declines
How Physical Therapy May Help Reduce Opioid Use
Researchers combed through insurance claims of chronic pain patients to determine if physical therapy could help reduce their pain enough to cut back on their pain meds. Getting physical therapy early on may help pain patients reduce their long-term opioid use by about 10%, according to research published this week in the journal JAMA Network… Continue reading How Physical Therapy May Help Reduce Opioid Use
Heartbreaking Billboard Aims To Raise Awareness About Addiction
The billboard spotlights a brief, powerful message: “Tim Hatley: Addiction Can Lead to Death.” Amidst the pre-fab buildings and snow of northern Michigan sits a stark reminder for the Hatley family. It’s a roadside billboard with a simple message: “Tim Hatley: Addiction Can Lead to Death.” On a rural road outside the town of Grayling… Continue reading Heartbreaking Billboard Aims To Raise Awareness About Addiction
Young Mayor’s Overdose Death Captures National Epidemic
“I never would’ve thought he had an issue. Brandon made a mistake and paid the ultimate price,” the former mayor’s mother said after his fatal overdose. The story of a small-town Pennsylvania mayor and his friend who both fatally overdosed on opioids is highlighting the dangers of the national drug epidemic and the heartbreak of… Continue reading Young Mayor’s Overdose Death Captures National Epidemic
Patrick Kennedy On The State Of Addiction, Suicide Rates
“If this were some other illness that evoked the same type of compassion that other illnesses receive, we would be spending dramatically more money to combat these rising suicide and overdose rates,” Patrick Kennedy said. Patrick Kennedy recently spoke to US News about the latest statistics on addiction and suicide and what he believes could… Continue reading Patrick Kennedy On The State Of Addiction, Suicide Rates
American Overdose: An Interview with Chris McGreal
In American Overdose, McGreal lays bare the shady behavior of greedy pharmaceutical executives, duplicitous lobbyists, and crooked doctors who helped to perpetuate the worst drug epidemic in American history. Shortly after I woke yesterday morning [on November 29, 2018] I went to the New York Times website, where I saw a report indicating that drug… Continue reading American Overdose: An Interview with Chris McGreal
Trump Calls For China To Use Death Penalty For Fentanyl "Pushers"
“If China cracks down on this ‘horror drug,’ using the death penalty for [fentanyl] distributors and pushers, the results will be incredible!” Trump said on Twitter. President Trump said that one of the highlights of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is that fentanyl will now be classified as a controlled substance in China,… Continue reading Trump Calls For China To Use Death Penalty For Fentanyl "Pushers"