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International Overdose Awareness Day 2018: Remember and Act

Today, August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. Each year this international observance is to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death, while also bringing people together to talk about opportunities for treatment and prevention.... Learn More

Super Bowl LI Commercials Tackle Teenage Drug Overdose Author: Justin Mckibben Every year as Super Bowl Sunday strikes the public is privy to a brand new batch of clever and powerful commercials. Some of us don’t even bother to watch the game, but we make sure to check... 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

America VS Big Pharma: Fighting for Naloxone Funding Author: Justin Mckibben Back in 1971 the brand name Narcan, generic- Naloxone, was introduced to the world. The opiate overdose antidote has become a popular topic of discussion in our world today. With heroin, fentanyl and other dangerous opioid drugs... Learn More

Ohio Parents Overdose Photo: How Addiction is Killing Families Author: Justin Mckibben Probably one of the most disturbing articles I have written about my home state of Ohio is one I can’t ignore. Since the photo of the two parents overdose in a car with a child in the back... Learn More

One City Sees 174 Overdoses in 6 Days [caption id="attachment_20242" align="aligncenter" width="405"] (This content is for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben The number of overdose deaths in our country are already at a staggering rate, increasingly troubling by... Learn More

New Drug Carfentanil More Dangerous Than Heroin and Fentanyl Author: Justin Mckibben In case you have never read one of my stories on Ohio, I am a born and raised Buckeye. While living away from home for a few years I have taken every opportunity to read about progress... Learn More

Could This New App Save Addicts When They Overdose? Author: Justin Mckibben The year is 2016, and pretty much everyone you know who is old enough to use a phone has one in their pocket that can play their favorite music, make credit card purchases with codes and scanners,... Learn More

Did a Drug Overdose Play a Role in Death of Prince? Author: Justin Mckibben This week the world lost yet another incredible and iconic artist who gave so much originality and uniquely inspiring efforts to creating a sound and a vibe that changed music. Doves cry now, along with the countless... Learn More

Pharma Company Will Now Offer Free Narcan Nasal Spray to All High Schools [caption id="attachment_18867" align="aligncenter" width="452"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva With the prescription pain killer epidemic spreading all over the country, high schools are faced... Learn More

FDA Officially Approved Narcan Nasal Spray Author: Justin Mckibben We got a piece of exciting news this week that may help send the struggle with opiate addiction in America in a different direction. The opiate outbreak fueling the overdose death epidemic in America has been driven... Learn More

Hero Doctor Pays Out of Pocket to Save Addicts with Naloxone Author: Justin Mckibben The scary reality we face today, among many other things, is that more than 44,000 people die from overdoses every year in the United States. Most of these deaths are from opioids such as pain medications and heroin, and between the... Learn More

International Overdose Awareness Day 2018: Remember and Act

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