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Are Opioid Overdose Death Rates Actually Much Worse Than We Think?

Author: Justin Mckibben It hasn’t even been one week since I wrote about the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting opioid overdoses increased by 30% in only one year, and already a new story from The Washington Post... Learn More

Opioid Crisis Continues to Get Worse: Overdoses Increase Nationwide

Author: Justin Mckibben These days it is pretty much impossible to In case you missed it, the latest news concerning opioid overdoses in America is not good. Just this week a report was released by the Center for Disease Control... Learn More

CDC Director Steps Down after Conflict of Interest Controversy The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resigned last week, only a day after a POLITICO report was released stating that she had purchased stock in the tobacco industry after taking the position. The move has... Learn More

Florida Governor Pushing for 3 Day Limit on Prescription Opioids While the entire country has been impacted by this ongoing issue, more options for prevention and treatment have become paramount to changing the tides. Just this week Rick Scott, the governor of the state of Florida, proposed a strategy for... Learn More

CDC Fighting Opioids with Millions in Funding to 44 States Author: Justin Mckibben The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on September 5th it would be allocating more than $28.6 million in funding to assist dozens of states, not to mention the District of Columbia, with overcoming the... Learn More

How Could New Trump Budget Proposal Impact the Opioid Epidemic? Author: Justin Mckibben It is no secret that the devastating opioid epidemic in America is still tearing a path of despair across the country. In 2015 this ongoing public health crisis ravaged communities, causing over 52,000 drug overdose deaths and... Learn More

What Were the Drug and Alcohol Death Rates in Your State? Author: Justin Mckibben A reality that is undeniable in this world is that somewhere on the planet, someone passes away every day. It is completely possible statistically that while you are reading this, someone is taking their last breaths. It... Learn More

Will the New CDC Painkiller Guidelines Reduce the Risk of Addiction? Author: Shernide Delva In an effort to curb what many consider to be the worst public health drug crisis in decades, the CDC has issued a series of guidelines and restrictions intended to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers. On... Learn More

CDC Spending $20 Million to Fight Addiction Author: Justin Mckibben Prescription drugs such as OxyCodone and Percocet have been usual suspects involved in the opiate epidemic that has devastated the nation, while also making a crushing contribution to the overdose outbreak. It has long been established that... Learn More

Meth Lab Injuries on the Rise Author: Shernide Delva According to a new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Meth lab injuries are on the rise. Unlike drugs that come from plants like Marijuana and Cocaine, Meth is made from other chemicals... Learn More

Florida Passes Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Act Author: Justin Mckibben New legislation is being processed and approved all over America with the intention of irradiating the increasing opioid epidemic, with officials teaming up across parties to participate in the discussion and development of initiatives to put the... Learn More

Tweets against Prescription Addiction: #RxProblem Campaign Author: Justin Mckibben This is the era of social media. Good or bad it is here to stay it seems, and while sometimes it can be abused, social media has opened new avenues for marketing, research, gathering and sharing information,... Learn More

Are Opioid Overdose Death Rates Actually Much Worse Than We Think?

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