Alongside its potential use as an opioid vaccine, the experimental medicine may also help first responders who accidentally come in contact with synthetic opioids. Researchers have reported that a newly developed vaccine that could combat both opioid dependency and overdose has yielded what appear to be positive results in animal testing. The vaccine, which uses… Continue reading Opioid Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Testing
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DEA, Drug Distributors Failed To Protect West Virginia, Report Says
A new report highlighted the way millions of opioids flooded small towns in West Virginia over a 10-year-period with ineffective government oversight. Despite the fact that “inordinate volumes of opioids” were flowing into West Virginia between 2006 and 2015, drug distributors continued to fill outrageous orders, and the Drug Enforcement Administration took ineffective measures to… Continue reading DEA, Drug Distributors Failed To Protect West Virginia, Report Says
Meth, Opioid Abuse Intertwine In Pennsylvania
“They go hand-in-hand. Many are literally just making meth, just to sell it, and support their heroin habit,” said a Pennsylvania police chief. As the nation focuses on the dangers of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, use of methamphetamine has continued to rise around the country. However, in rural Pennsylvania, law enforcement said that there is… Continue reading Meth, Opioid Abuse Intertwine In Pennsylvania
Doctor Accused Of Prescribing Pills Linked To Overdose Deaths
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
A Christmas Gift from the Dopeman
You know what sucks about being an addict? A ten mile walk in the freezing cold to get pills on Christmas morning because you have no other options. You know what sucks about telling your family you’re an addict right before the holidays? Everything. I come from a very large Puerto Rican family. So usually… Continue reading A Christmas Gift from the Dopeman
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
Small Town Brings In Big-Thinking Addiction Specialist And Changes Everything
Nearly 82% of rural Americans live in counties that do not have detoxification services and the town of Ashland, Wisconsin sought to change that reality. In a little town in Wisconsin, where the death rate from drug and alcohol abuse is almost twice as high as the state average, Dr. Mark Lim has changed the… Continue reading Small Town Brings In Big-Thinking Addiction Specialist And Changes Everything
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
Family Of Woman Whose Obituary Went Viral Sue For Info About Her Death
According to the suit by the ACLU, police refused to provide Madelyn Lisenmeir with medical attention while being held in custody–neglect that may have led to her death. When Madelyn Linsenmeir died after a battle with opioid addiction on October 7, 2018, her family penned a heartfelt obituary for the 30-year-old single mother and earned… Continue reading Family Of Woman Whose Obituary Went Viral Sue For Info About Her Death