News headlines and the voices of others have brought the country’s opioid epidemic to light. The number of overdoses that occur annually secondary to addiction are alarming. More than 70,000 people lost their lives in 2017 alone from accidental overdoses, which...
We’ve all heard the horror stories about the opioid crisis. The Northeast, in particular, is losing lots of young people to this scourge. Everything we know about addiction has come into question. People are asking how well the Twelve Steps really work. Narcan...
As our country continues to fight the opioid crisis that is affecting individuals in towns across the country, many different preventive approaches are weighed to combat the deadly addiction. Critics blame the government’s approach towards the prevention and...
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,...
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...
