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No Prescription Required: CVS Expands Access to Naloxone Author: Shernide Delva CVS is stepping up to reduce the staggering number of opioid related deaths by making the anti-overdose drug Naloxone (or Narcan) easily accessible. We’ve talked how theirs a push to put the drug in the hands of... Learn More

Drug Policy Barely Discussed During Republican Debate Author: Shernide Delva The opioid epidemic is discussed in the media every day now. Every week, money is being proposed to help end the prescription pill and heroin addiction crisis. In addition, marijuana reform has continues to be a controversial... Learn More

Two Inmates Dead Due to Preventable Heroin Withdrawals Author: Shernide Delva Two Colorado inmates died while incarcerated and suffering through heroin withdrawal this year. Both were preventable. In the last decade, heroin deaths have quadrupled in the United States. Back in May, 25-year-old Taylor Tabor died in Adams County... Learn More

Turning in Drugs for Free Treatment: New Drug Program Sees Early Success Author: Justin Mckibben A short time ago in May we reported on an amazing new program starting up in a Massachusetts town geared toward helping addicts and setting a new standard in the clash against the opiate epidemic. State officials... Learn More

Florida Passes Emergency Treatment for Opioid Overdose Act Author: Justin Mckibben New legislation is being processed and approved all over America with the intention of irradiating the increasing opioid epidemic, with officials teaming up across parties to participate in the discussion and development of initiatives to put the... Learn More

Jay from “Jay and Silent Bob” Speaks Up about Addiction [caption id="attachment_16978" align="aligncenter" width="463"] Photo Via: http://commons.wikimedia.org[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Have you ever seen a movie with the characters Jay and Silent Bob? If not, go watch one right now… don’t worry, I’ll wait… RIGHT?! How awesome was that?! “Ladies,... Learn More

Maryland Program Treating Heroin Addicted Prisoners Author: Justin Mckibben Last September I wrote about how the city of Baltimore, Maryland was being labeled the “Heroin Capital of the United States” and was suffering from a community crushing crisis as Government agencies estimate that as many as... Learn More

How Heroin and Aspirin Are Related Author: Justin Mckibben Yea… got your attention, huh? Kind of curious to see how this one plays out? Well it is kind of weird to even consider the idea that the world’s most popular and successful legal drug ASPIRIN would... Learn More

New Zip Lock Bag Destroys Drugs Author: Justin Mckibben Prescription drug abuse is easily one of the biggest health concerns facing Americans today. Prescription painkillers and other narcotic medications have made a vast contribution to the overdose epidemic, and experts in the area of drug addiction... Learn More

The Argument for Starting Addiction Treatment in the ER [caption id="attachment_16680" align="aligncenter" width="452"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] By Cheryl Steinberg Think about it: when someone ends up in the emergency room for medical problems such... Learn More

Ibogaine in Addiction Treatment…in the U.S.? [caption id="attachment_16640" align="aligncenter" width="317"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] By Cheryl Steinberg In the past, we’ve written about the ibogaine plant and how some have used it... Learn More

1 Word Film Titles That Say a Lot about Addiction Author: Justin Mckibben The art of film making is one that is constantly used to pull us into another world. Often a compellingly different perception of the world we live in, films express to us the various sides of many... Learn More

No Prescription Required: CVS Expands Access to Naloxone

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