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How Local Dentists are Providing Hope for Recovering Addicts
Many major cities have been in the news for the substance abuse and overdose problems. Accidental overdoses are now on the top of the list for causing fatalities in people aged 50 and under. Drug-related overdoses have escalated to epidemic proportions. As a result,...
Pediatricians Learn New Skills to Identify Opioid Addiction
Opioid addiction has become an epidemic in our country. A portion of the sufferers of this addiction are children and teens. To fight against this opioid epidemic and cure the addiction in young addicts, local pediatricians have taken it upon themselves to educate...
Why Postal Reform is Important to Reducing Fentanyl Use
Fentanyl. 50 to 100 more times potent than morphine. The synthetic opioid analgesic is increasing in use, with the number of deaths skyrocketing every year. The use of fentanyl is latching itself onto the opioid epidemic, replacing prescription opioids as the leading...
Methadone Vs. Suboxone
Methadone and Suboxone are two words that are frequently mentioned in conversations about the Opioid Crisis, especially when referring to recovery methods. While both are drugs commonly used in the recovery plan for individuals facing heroin or narcotic addictions, it...
How Recent Celebrity Overdoses are Putting a Spotlight on Addiction
Celebrity overdoses have been in the spotlight this summer with apparent overdoses from two young celebrities, Demi Lovato and Mac Miller. While addiction is not something new to the music industry, the increase in public drug overdoses, especially for younger...
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
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
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
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
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...