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A Fate Worse Than Death? Overdose and Severe Impairment By Cheryl Steinberg As a blogger for a drug treatment center, I research and write a lot about drugs (obviously) and their effects, especially such extreme effects as the overdose. In fact, most people who overdose on heroin and other... Learn More

Long Term Effects of Oxy Abuse Oxycodone, the generic form of Oxycontin, is a powerful narcotic painkiller that is becoming more and more popular among opiate addicts. Americans being prescribed oxy is at an all-time high and with that comes an increase in oxy abuse. It... Learn More

Drug Abuse By State: Maryland Maryland Drug Abuse: Marijuana Let’s start out light, shall we? A drug trend among teens in Maryland is to use electronic cigarettes and vapes in a creative new way: they are taking the tobacco out of e-cigarettes and replacing it... Learn More

Dangerous New Drug: Moxduo In the news is a powerful new prescription painkiller that The Food and Drug Administration is trying to decide whether it should be approved. This new drug is called Moxduo and it’s not exactly new; it’s a combination of two... Learn More

The True Cost of the Heroin Epidemic When we discuss the ‘true cost of the heroin epidemic,’ we’re not talking about fiscal dollars, although that is a factor in this latest chapter of American tragic history. We’ve reported on the toll heroin is taking all over the... Learn More

In the News: Charges Upgraded in Fatal NJ Overdose Case Two northern New Jersey men accused of selling heroin to another man who later died from an overdose are now facing more serious charges. The Associated Press reports that two men in Hackensack, New Jersey who were recently arrested for... Learn More

Heroin Deaths May Be Caused By Environment, Not Overdose Did you ever stop to notice that a lot of celebrities’ so-called drug-overdose deaths occurred in a hotel room or someplace other than their own home? And did you ever wonder why that is? First, let me just say that... Learn More

In the News: White House Drug Czar Calls For Increased Naloxone Availability Gil Kerlikowske, former Seattle Police Chief, says that law enforcement, alone, won’t solve the problem of fatal drug overdoses and that the Obama administration will focus on prevention and treating addiction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WASHINGTON —February 11, 2014 White House “drug czar,”... Learn More

Philip Seymour Hoffman and The Heroin Overdose Epidemic [caption id="attachment_9352" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Image credit: KDKA[/caption] A deadly batch of heroin has been making its way across the nation. The deadly heroin, rather a hybrid of heroin and another potent opioid drug called Fentanyl, is leaving a path of... Learn More

Relapse and Overdose: Why do so many addicts in recovery die when they relapse? Addiction and Relapse According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which calls relapse “not only possible but also likely” due to the chronic nature of addiction, 40% to 60% of recovering drug addicts will eventually relapse. And there’s... Learn More

A Fate Worse Than Death? Overdose and Severe Impairment

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