A Look at Narcan: What is it and Who Can Use it

A Look at Narcan: What is it and Who Can Use it

With the number of overdose calls reaching a staggering high, administering Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses has been a popular topic of conversation in communities across the country. In April 2018, a public health advisory was issued by the U.S. Surgeon General,...
Canada’s Response to the Opioid Crisis

Canada’s Response to the Opioid Crisis

The United States isn’t the only nation that is suffering heavily from the opioid crisis. Our neighbors to the north, Canada, are experiencing this crisis as well. In 2017 alone, Canada saw nearly 3,000 deaths related to opioid overdose. Canada has begun to take steps...
Treating the Babies of the Illinois Opioid Crisis

Treating the Babies of the Illinois Opioid Crisis

Opioid abuse in the United States remains an epidemic. By 2015, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicated that more than 500,000 people admitted to using heroin. Approximately two million admitted to being addicted to opioid pain relievers. By the fall of...
Oregon Makes Strides to Combat Opioid Use

Oregon Makes Strides to Combat Opioid Use

In a perfect world, everyone lives a happy, normal life– no crime, no corruptness, no substance abuse, and so much more. Unfortunately, we live in an imperfect world with people who try to fill voids in ways that bring harm to themselves and others. All across the...
Safe Injection Sites

Safe Injection Sites

With heroin abuse continually on the rise, local and state governments have been attempting to come up with solutions to combat this crisis. One of the proposed ideas, which has been met with great controversy, is safe injection sites where those addicted and...