“When you see these faces you will cry because we’ve lost all of these people,” says artist Anne Marie Zanfagna. Last week, about 130 faces of lives lost to drugs graced the rotunda of of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. The brightly-colored paintings are part of a series called Angels of Addiction… Continue reading Angels of Addiction Exhibit Tells Story Of Lives Lost To Opioid Crisis
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Exploring The New Opioids Package: What Does The Legislation Cover?
The wide-ranging bipartisan legislation addresses overprescribing, overdose prevention, medication-assisted treatment and more. New legislation intended to aid in the fight against the opioid epidemic was approved by both the House and Senate in early October, and is currently headed for signature by President Donald Trump. The bill, known as the Substance Use Disorder Prevention That Promotes… Continue reading Exploring The New Opioids Package: What Does The Legislation Cover?
Alleged Drug Dealer Indicted For Fentanyl Overdose Death
Calvin Warren Jr. is the first person to be arrested and charged under a new Florida law. A new Florida law regarding the prosecution of drug dealers, signed by Gov. Rick Scott in 2017, has gone into effect. The law expanded the state’s first-degree murder code to include adults who sell a lethal dose of… Continue reading Alleged Drug Dealer Indicted For Fentanyl Overdose Death
Narcan Creator Working On Fentanyl "Antidote"
The new formulation is reportedly five times stronger than Narcan and will last longer. A stronger formulation of Narcan (naloxone) nasal spray, the opioid overdose antidote, is in the works, FOX Business reports. There’s a need for a stronger antidote, its developers say, to counter the rising use of fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid… Continue reading Narcan Creator Working On Fentanyl "Antidote"
There Was Light A Mile Deep: Interview with Poet William Brewer
Someone contacted me when the book came out, who had very recently lost a parent to heroin. She said to me, and I’ve held on to this, “The poems gave me a feeling that I had a place to go.” The West Virginian landscape exists as one of the great splendors of North America, but… Continue reading There Was Light A Mile Deep: Interview with Poet William Brewer
"Dilbert" Creator Addresses Son’s Apparent Fentanyl Overdose
“If you don’t have any personal experience with opioid addiction, it doesn’t look like anything else you’ve ever seen,” Adams said. Cartoonist Scott Adams is grieving the loss of his stepson, who died of an apparent fentanyl overdose last weekend. On a live video stream Monday, Adams described the moment he found out about 18-year-old Justin’s… Continue reading "Dilbert" Creator Addresses Son’s Apparent Fentanyl Overdose
Are $1 Test Strips The Key To Curbing Fentanyl Deaths?
Harm reduction advocates are applauding a new study that examines whether the test strips proved beneficial to injection drug users. Fentanyl, the powerful opioid said to be responsible for exacerbating the opioid crisis, could be meeting its match: a $1 test strip that indicates the presence of fentanyl in street drugs. A group of researchers… Continue reading Are $1 Test Strips The Key To Curbing Fentanyl Deaths?
Artificial Intelligence System Aims To Identify Drug Thefts In Hospitals
The technology is meant to be used as a tool to help administrators monitor employees and alert them to anything unusual. A new artificial intelligence system will monitor hospital workers and assign them a score that indicates how likely they are to steal prescription drugs from their workplace. The technology will address the growing issue… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence System Aims To Identify Drug Thefts In Hospitals
Surgeon General Mentions Brother’s Opioid Addiction In New Report
“I tell my family’s story because far too many are facing the same worries for their loved ones,” the Surgeon General wrote in the report. The U.S. Surgeon General has released an updated report on the opioid crisis—to call for Americans to talk about opioid abuse, understand addiction as a disease and be prepared to… Continue reading Surgeon General Mentions Brother’s Opioid Addiction In New Report
Doctor Who Made 6K A Day For Prescribing Oxy: "I Was A Scapegoat"
“When I started treating people with chronic non-cancer pain. I felt it was unethical and discriminatory to limit the dose of medication.” Florida physician Barry Schultz was convicted to 157 years in prison for illegally prescribing enormous amounts of opioids to his patients. Now he calls himself a “scapegoat” for the pharmaceutical companies who produce, distribute… Continue reading Doctor Who Made 6K A Day For Prescribing Oxy: "I Was A Scapegoat"