opioids

Naloxone Boxes Could Create Public Access to Opioid Overdose Antidote

Finding New Ways to Expand Naloxone Access Opioids are still one of the most deadly issues facing Americans today. New reports claim that more than 175 people every day relating to opioid overdose. Experts predict that if the current trend... Learn More

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

Should Therapy Be a Requirement for Getting Suboxone Treatment?

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is one approach to addiction recovery with a large demographic of supporters, and a large group of skeptics. On one side you have those who insist that MAT is the best solution from a medical and scientific... Learn More

Lawsuit Claims Purdue Pharma Planned to Profit off Opioid Crisis

Purdue Pharma is one of Big Pharma opioid manufacturing giants that have found themselves embroiled in controversy and court cases in recent years. Officials from all over the country are taking drastic steps to hold drug companies accountable in the... Learn More

What is the Drug of Choice for Your Generation?

[caption id="attachment_23873" align="aligncenter" width="723"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Can you think of anything that was cool in the 80s and 90s that isn’t cool now?... Learn More

Pain Management VS American Opioid Crisis: Both Issues Matter

(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) For years now we have been hearing about the ever-present opioid crisis in America that has been devastating families and communities across... Learn More

97 Percent of Online Opioid Pharmacies are Illegal

Next time you are shopping around online and come across a deal on your prescriptions, take a closer look. With the crackdown on opioids happening all over the nation, many people are finding new ways to try and get their... Learn More

Heroin Detox: What You Need to Know Every day, thousands of men and women all over America lose their lives to heroin addiction. In every state, there are families and communities suffering from the loss of friends, neighbors and loved ones. Heroin addiction is more prevalent than... Learn More

Bitcoin for Fentanyl: How Drug Dealers Cash in on Cryptocurrency Connect to the wifi and check your wallet app. Today we are talking about the crooked connections to cryptocurrency. In a new age of electronic economics, one brand has made a lot of noise- Bitcoin. As early as 2009, when... Learn More

Zuckerberg Testimony: Should Facebook Be Stopping Opioid Trafficking? [caption id="attachment_23079" align="aligncenter" width="452"] Zuckerberg Testimony: Should Facebook Be Stopping Opioid Trafficking?[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben This past Tuesday and Wednesday, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg found himself sitting in front of a tough crowd on Capitol Hill for 2... Learn More

Fentanyl in Philadelphia Causing Severe Overdose Spike Author: Justin Mckibben In Philadelphia, there have been nearly 800 fentanyl overdoses this year. According to figures released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a sharp rise in drug overdose deaths, which many attribute in part... Learn More

Big Pharma Propaganda: How Drug Companies Feed the Crisis Author: Justin Mckibben Overprescribing of powerful prescription medications is just one part of how the current American opioid crisis came to be. While incredibly dangerous synthetic drugs like fentanyl came pouring in from across the globe, the pharmaceutical industry right... Learn More

Naloxone Boxes Could Create Public Access to Opioid Overdose Antidote

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