Heroin Addiction

Could First Supervised Injection Site in America Get Lease in Philadelphia?

Could Safehouse Find a Home in Kensington? Despite recent reports that they may be facing some push-back from the Justice Department, the nonprofit Safehouse is still moving toward their goal of opening a supervised injection site in Philadelphia. Now, representatives... Learn More

Why Offensive Stigma on Store Signs Sparks Outrage in Ohio Author: Justin Mckibben As much as I love where I come from, Columbus, Ohio has been through a lot recently. Ohio in general has seen some of the worst addiction and overdose rates in its history, and the state was... Learn More

Boynton Beach Sees 5 Overdoses in One Night Author: Justin Mckibben Boynton Beach is beautiful area in South Florida, just north of Delray Beach and south of West Palm in Palm Beach County. The area has been described as “America’s gateway to the Gulf Stream.” Boynton Beach has... Learn More

Palm Beach County Hosting Narcan Training Author: Justin Mckibben According to some statistics, opioids killed nearly 30,000 Americans in 2014. This includes illicit narcotics and prescription painkillers. In the last two years there have been reports from all over the country of surges in overdoses and... Learn More

New Heroin PSA in Movie Theaters Spreading Awareness Author: Justin Mckibben Imagine if you went out for a night at the movies, and next thing you know you’re watching a testimonial from someone who lost their loved one to an overdose? Would that leave a pretty strong impression?... Learn More

New York City Considering Safe Heroin Injection Sites Author: Justin Mckibben Back in February of this year the mayor of Ithaca, New York began pursuing a plan that would establish safe heroin injection sites in Ithaca in an attempt to battle the opiate epidemic raging across the country.... Learn More

Faith-Based Hope Over Heroin Brings Ohio Together [caption id="attachment_20230" align="aligncenter" width="446"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben It has been heavy on my heart when hearing about the outbreak of overdose deaths... Learn More

Trump Says He Will Defeat Opiate Epidemic… With THE WALL Author: Justin Mckibben By now everyone who is paying any attention to politics has heard about the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. And if you have heard of Trump, you have heard of his infamous wall. Yes, THE WALL. The... Learn More

PROPAGANDA Lake Worth Hosting Heroin Awareness Concert Author: Justin Mckibben Music is always better when it means something, and sometimes that music needs to be heard so you have to play it really loud to get the message across. At least that’s what comes to mind when... Learn More

Stigma VS Fact: Supervised Injection Facilities Author: Justin Mckibben I know what you're thinking... but just set aside that thought for a second. Many of us know the flaws of contempt prior to investigation. So I ask of you to consider the following, and do some... Learn More

California Joins States Considering Safe Injection Sites Author: Justin Mckibben Yes, I’m bringing this topic to the table once again because now the trend is starting to pick up the pace and it has me curious. The past two months I have written a few stories on... Learn More

Senate Republicans Block Big Money for Fighting Opiate Epidemic Author: Justin Mckibben Politics around drug policy have been pretty up in the air the last few years as the government scrambles to try and wrap their collective heads around the severity of the opiate epidemic. Over these past few... Learn More

Could First Supervised Injection Site in America Get Lease in Philadelphia?

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