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Drug-Related Deaths in Florida: Down First Half of 2018 According to an interim report released by the Medical Examiners Commission, the number of related drug deaths in Florida caused by opioids, declined in the first six months of 2018, compared to the first half of 2017.1 The Report Data about Opioid-Related Deaths In the […]
A New Drug That Can Prevent Heroin Overdoses Naloxone, also known as Narcan, has been extremely beneficial in the efforts to prevent heroin overdose deaths and other fentanyl-related overdoses. However, Narcan has a major downside: a severe opioid withdrawal happens immediately after recovery. The Start of Something New In the state of New Jersey, health […]
Warnings Against The Drug Kratom Just recently the Food and Drug Administration issued two warnings to two separate businesses claiming that “Kratom” can cure and treat opioid addiction. This illegal marketing scam has since brought attention to this drug which is not manufactured in the United States and is not approved by the FDA. What […]
Marijuana-Impaired Driving Is a Problem in Florida The increasing death toll and number of DUIs is attracting attention and Florida is beginning to understand the role that marijuana plays in vehicular accidents, impairing drivers more than you think. The Results Are in The Data According to News Channel 8 On Your Side, marijuana was […]
Lisa Marie Presley Comes Clean About Her Struggle with Opioids in New Book Lisa Marie Presley is no stranger to the public eye. The famous 51-year-old singer, songwriter, and daughter of Elvis Presley has recently come forward and shared the truth about a big secret she has been hiding. The Struggle with Addiction In […]
The dangers of fentanyl are increasing and even just one traffic stop, just as the one that happened this past weekend in Florida, can land a cop in the hospital from a brief encounter with the drug. What is Fentanyl? Fentanyl is a powerful drug similar to morphine but at least 50 to 100 […]
New marijuana laws are sweeping the United States. In many states, it’s legal to grow, use and sell the drug for medical purposes. In some, it’s even legal to use it recreationally. These new laws are celebrated by activists and patients around the nation but viewed with concern by others. Whether you’re in recovery or […]
Chances are great that opening the paper or tuning into the local news, in any region of America, will result in hearing about the drug epidemic currently ravaging the nation. News of the crisis, particularly about opiates, seems to be everywhere, and for good reason. Opiate addiction and overdoses have touched every corner of the […]
The opiate epidemic in the United States certainly involves heroin and other illicit drugs- people die every day of heroin overdoses in every region of the country. However, the bulk of the epidemic of opioid addiction and overdoses the nation is facing is caused and fueled by prescription opiates. Powerful drugs that can be found […]
If you’re in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction, you may have heard to kratom. Kratom is an herb that is commonly sold as a powder or as a brewed tea, usually at cafes or “head shops” where people can buy pipes and other smoking accessories. Users of the supplement say that it’s a harmless […]
