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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

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

Alcohol Killing Americans in Record Numbers [caption id="attachment_18641" align="aligncenter" width="449"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva There has been an influx of media attention on the heroin and painkiller epidemic which... Learn More

Would Lowering the Drinking Age Increase High School Dropout Rates? [caption id="attachment_17889" align="aligncenter" width="426"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva Could lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 lead to increasing the high school... Learn More

Find Out the Overdose Death Rate in YOUR State Author: Justin Mckibben Take a moment of silence and consider the facts. It's not unlikely that right now somewhere someone is dying from a drug overdose. In all reality, several people just like you and me will die today overdosing.... Learn More

Alarming Top 10% in American Alcohol Use Author: Justin Mckibben Some Americans go home after a long day, and tend to ‘unwind’ by having a glass of wine with dinner. Just that one glass would put someone in the top 30% of American adults in terms of... Learn More

Inside the US Heroin Capital Author: Justin Mckibben I dare you to take a wild guess what the heroin capital of the United States is. Some used to suspect it was New Jersey, or maybe even Boston, Massachusetts. Nope. Try Baltimore, Maryland… or more infamously... Learn More

X Factor Star Commits Suicide Author: Justin Mckibben Singer Simone Battle was a beautiful and talented young woman, a finalist who made it through to the top 17 talented musicians in the United States popular 2011 series The X Factor, and this past Friday she... Learn More

Florida’s Overdose Death Rate Declines In the past years there has been so much concern in regards to the growing drug problems this country has been facing, especially in areas like Florida where the prescription drug market was a serious concern, and the fatality rate... Learn More

When We Have Prosecutors Calling Addicts “Crack Hoes,” Will We Ever Be Able to Break Down The Stigma of Addiction? The truth is sometimes much more simple than the stigma. But one must wonder when will the veil be lifted, and the prospect of drug-dealers, criminals and addiction not be limited to specific people, places and social backgrounds. It has... Learn More

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

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