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What causes opioid addiction, and why is it so tough to combat? – Mike Davis
What Makes Opioid Addiction So Difficult to Fight?
Starting with the 1980s and 1990s, pharmaceutical companies in the United States started pushing opioid painkillers into the market, giving little weight to their addictive potential. As a result, opioids started being prescribed more and more, which resulted in higher addiction rates across the country. This snowballed into a full-blown epidemic, one that continues to this day. Learn about the opioid crisis from famous historian and writer Mike Davis.
Parents, here are tips to save your teens from fentanyl
Pediatricians like me aren’t used to our patients dying. Most children and teens are healthy and thrive, and although some might experiment with drugs, teen overdoses are relatively uncommon. A rising threat, however, is forcing all of us – especially parents – to grapple with a new reality.
Fentanyl smuggled from China kills thousands in US
The Zheng drug trafficking organization was hardly clandestine. The Shanghai-based network sold synthetic narcotics, including deadly fentanyl, on websites posted in 35 languages, from Arabic and English to Icelandic..
Fentanyl is fueling a new overdose crisis
WASHINGTON — Fentanyl, a super potent synthetic opioid at the center of a new overdose epidemic, is presenting uniquely vexing challenges for law enforcement officials because it’s so deadly, so versatile and so profitable.
Chowdhurys Honor Son’s Memory
It’s a statistic that crops up from time to time on the news networks, or in a special magazine issue, usually quickly followed by more stories about politics or the latest celebrity news. 64,000people. It’s a horri c number, and too…
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a significant risk factor for substance use disorders and can impact
prevention efforts. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic events, including abuse and..
OxyContin Abuse
What Is OxyContin?
OxyContin is a branded formulation of the powerful opioid painkiller, oxycodone. It is prescribed to manage cases of
Opioids stole my son, Austin
A heartbreaking story from mother Tammy Chowdhury urging families to protect their children from the risk of opioid overdose:
Phoenix Counseling Center | Celebrating Recovery Month
President Trump signed H.R. 6
H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, is a bipartisan bill that will help in our overall efforts to combat the opioid crisis by advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, protecting our communities, and bolstering our efforts to fight deadly illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl.
American Overdose tells the tale of US opioid crisis
Guardian reporter Chris McGreal writes about the country’s opioid crisis in the new book ‘American Overdose,’ and he joins Morning Joe to discuss his extensive reporting.
Tired Of Being 'Dope Sick,' A Drug User Gets Help From Police To Get Sober
Two key ingredients came together for Shannon McCarty to get off drugs in late 2017: connections and timing.”The police showed up because they said they got a call that we were shooting up in the car,” Shannon said.
Everett police officer, Inci Yarkut walked up to the window of the car where Shannon was living.