Ohio, Nevada, Utah and parts of Montana have seen a recent rise in methamphetamine use. In rural Ohio, an increasing number of opioid users are turning to methamphetamine to get high, driven in part by a medication that is meant to help them stay sober. “Right now that’s our biggest challenge—is methamphetamines,” Amanda Lee, a counselor at Health Recovery… Continue reading What's Fueling The Rise Of Meth?
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SAMHSA’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit Gets An Update
The refreshed online resource offers a variety of strategies, information and advice on how to prevent opioid overdoses. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has updated its Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit, which contains resources about opioid overdose prevention. The toolkit is divided into various sections, depending on the target audience. The beginning… Continue reading SAMHSA’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit Gets An Update
Opioid Deaths Have Surpassed Vietnam War Fatalities, Study Says
A new study examined the 15-year period from January 2001 to December 2016 to determine the number of American deaths caused by the opioid crisis. American deaths as a result of the opioid crisis have surpassed those during the Vietnam War, a new study has found. According to the Washington Post, less than 1% of American… Continue reading Opioid Deaths Have Surpassed Vietnam War Fatalities, Study Says
Cocaine Safety Tips Rolled Out As Part Of NYC Awareness Campaign
Though critics feel the safety tips are promoting drug use, the health department counters, “We can’t connect New Yorkers to treatment if they are dead.” New York City is trying to get the word out about cocaine laced with fentanyl with a new harm reduction effort: issuing cocaine safety tips. As CBS New York reports, this… Continue reading Cocaine Safety Tips Rolled Out As Part Of NYC Awareness Campaign
Actor Jackson Odell Found Dead At Sober Living Facility
Odell had appeared on a variety of sitcoms including “The Goldbergs,” “Arrested Development” and “Modern Family.” Actor Jackson Odell has been found dead at a sober living facility in Tarzana, California on Friday, June 8. Odell was 20 years old at his time of death, the cause of which has yet to be confirmed through an… Continue reading Actor Jackson Odell Found Dead At Sober Living Facility
"Shock Value" Anti-Opioid PSAs Debut To Mixed Response
The four videos feature actors portraying individuals who go to extremely violent lengths to enable their opioid dependency. The Trump administration unveiled a quartet of public service announcements (PSAs) as part of its proposed $4.6 billion fight against the opioid epidemic. The four videos, all purported to be based on true stories, feature actors portraying individuals who… Continue reading "Shock Value" Anti-Opioid PSAs Debut To Mixed Response
How US Public Schools Are Taking Action Against The Opioid Crisis
From drug searches to peer-support groups, schools across the nation are taking a number of approaches to combat the opioid epidemic. Some high schools aren’t wasting time and are confronting the opioid crisis head-on. According to CBS 6 News, Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, New York is one such school. At the high school,… Continue reading How US Public Schools Are Taking Action Against The Opioid Crisis
Fentanyl-Related Deaths Skyrocket In Ohio
“There is nothing that worries me more than synthetic opiates—and what will be the next, more powerful synthetic that hits the street,” said one police official. Fentanyl is taking over the illicit drug market in the greater Cincinnati area, sparking a 1,000% increase in overdose deaths in Hamilton County. In 2013, authorities there logged 24… Continue reading Fentanyl-Related Deaths Skyrocket In Ohio
The US Workforce Is Taking More Drugs
A new study about workplace drug testing found that opioid use declined between 2016 and 2017, while use of other drugs is on the rise. Members of the workforce in the United States are testing positive for drugs more often than they have in the past 10 years, according to a new study that analyzed… Continue reading The US Workforce Is Taking More Drugs
Catching Fentanyl Shipments Is "Death By A Thousand Cuts"
“You used to have the tractor-trailer running up the interstate, that had to be met by someone and distributed. Now, you have an individual sitting somewhere in middle America ordering this thing, and it arrives as a parcel at their house.” Despite knowing that fentanyl is being shipped into the United States using the U.S.… Continue reading Catching Fentanyl Shipments Is "Death By A Thousand Cuts"