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Needle Exchange Programs May be Heading to Georgia

Georgia just took another step toward joining the assembly of states expanding harm reduction efforts to fight the drug abuse. The state’s House of Representatives just passed a bill that would make needle exchange programs (NEP) legal. Lawmakers and community... 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

Free Meth Pipes: Harm Reduction or Enabling Addicts? Author: Justin Mckibben Harm reduction is one method of addressing the nation’s drug issue that may seem to some as a philosophy of enabling, while to others it makes sense to offer safe alternatives to individuals who abuse drugs because... Learn More

Update: Problems with Indiana’s Fight Against HIV Outbreak Author: Justin Mckibben Earlier this year in March we reported on how Indiana is facing a public health crisis as HIV infection cases skyrocketed as a result of the drug epidemic in the area. Initially when the reports came in... Learn More

Indiana Declares Emergency to Break the Ban on Needle Exchange Programs Author: Justin Mckibben This past February there was news from state health officials that changed all optimism regarding the decline in prescription drug abuse and heroin in southeastern Indiana, informing us that at least 26 people in the region were diagnosed... Learn More

Can “Smart Needles” Stop Spread of Disease? Author: Justin Mckibben While treating a condition such as Hepatitis B can prolong the life of an individual, and that be a worthy cause, it is essential to prevent the spread of the infections. Today for the first time the... Learn More

Portugal Setting Example by Putting Addicts in Therapy Not Jail Author: Justin McKibben Some believe that in order to combat addiction, there is a far greater solution than what has been seen in the past of punishment. Many believe you should build a system that is designed to help drug... Learn More

LGBT Drug Rehab Author: Justin Mckibben LGBT is more than just a few upper-case letters to a lot of people. LGBT typically signifies the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in terms of treatment, and LGBT drug rehab is designed to provide a safe... Learn More

Long Term Effects of Opana Use Opana abuse is a behavior described as taking more of your Opana prescription than you were instructed to take by your physician. More obviously, Opana abuse is the buying of the prescription painkiller off of others also called “on the... 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

7 Things No One Tells You About Living with Hepatitis C Historically, estimates of Hepatitis C infection in IV drug users ranged anywhere from 50-80%, and now some experts say UP TO 90% OF PEOPLE WHO USE OR HAVE USED IV DRUGS HAVE HEPATITIS C,also called HCV (Hepatitis C Virus). Obviously,... Learn More

3 Reasons Harm Reduction Works Better Than ‘Just Say No’ As any individual in recovery can understand, there is a stigma on how will power should be the only necessity to overcoming addiction. Since the 1980’s part of the U.S. “War on Drugs” has been the all too familiar “Just... Learn More

Needle Exchange Programs May be Heading to Georgia

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