Yearly Archives: 2018

Teenagers and young adults who are prescribed opioid painkillers to teenagers and young adults can be at risk of addiction, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. As of 2016, there have been 19,354 deaths in the opioid epidemic, … Read More

For 16 years, prescription opioids ruled Jo Pagel’s life. From 2001 to 2017, she battled cancerous tumors in her breasts, lymph nodes and uterus while fighting an addiction to OxyContin. “I didn’t know a thing about it,” Pagel, 63, said … Read More

After President Trump signed the nation’s newest opioid law into effect in October 2018, some people raised questions about whether the legislation would be effective and how opioid addiction became such a big problem in the first place. As far back as … Read More

GREENFIELD – Dates have been announced for the two educational sessions that will not only teach people how to use Narcan to save the lives of people who have overdosed on opiates, but will provide free Narcan, too. https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/southwest/news/greenfield/2017/12/05/lifesaving-narcan-training-free-narcan-coming-greenfield/922878001/

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) — New legislation making its way through the Senate could put Narcan in the hands of librarians, in hopes to reduce drug overdoses in libraries. The legislation, sponsored by Grand Ledge Sen. Rick Jones and Margaret O’Brien, of … Read More

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — First responders in Lynchburg and Danville have seen the uptick in opioid abuse first hand, but say they’re equipped with the right life-saving tools. Lynchburg firefighters have a lot of work on their hands beyond putting … Read More

Since it started carrying the opioid overdose-reversing drug Narcan nearly five months ago, Gather Church has handed out more than 60 boxes of the stuff, each containing two nasal doses. That was just through word of mouth, said the church’s … Read More

Substance use disorder, commonly known as “addiction,” is identified by the American Psychiatric Association as a complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence. People with addiction (severe substance use disorder) have an … Read More

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — The Salvation Army is hoping to help more men dealing with substance abuse this holiday now that the facility in downtown Bakersfield is experiencing more vacancy. 23ABC News spoke to a graduate of the program and administrators … Read More

We’re in the midst of an opioid epidemic. In the U.S., deaths spiked from 10,000 in 2002 to more than 49,000 in 2017. Canada’s steady uptick in opioid-linked deaths is highest for ages 30-39. Treatments vary, and most of them use faith-based initiatives to … Read More