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Should School Nurses Get OD Antidote Narcan? [caption id="attachment_16161" align="aligncenter" width="405"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben The war rages on against the opiate overdose epidemic in America, with families pushing for... Learn More

Big Pharma Holding Overdose Antidote for Ransom Author: Justin Mckibben For a while now there have been officials waging war on Big Pharma’s pricing policies. Now we see the fight taking on different meaning as congressional leaders shift their focus to a powerful and life-saving drug that... Learn More

Is Harm Reduction the Future of Recovery? Author: Justin Mckibben Many believe that responsible and compassionate work done by police to support harm reduction has the potential not only to improve public health, but to help heal the damaged relationship between police and public in the wake of... Learn More

3 Reasons 2015 will be Big for Harm Reduction Author: Justin Mckibben Harm reduction has taken some leaps and bounds in recent years as far as a growing movement to confront the rise in drug use and the devastation of addiction on an individual and community level. With the... Learn More

Staten Island Hands Out Narcan Kits to Combat Overdose Author: Justin Mckibben Recent data shows a drastic decrease in overdose in 2013, though it still remains remarkably high over-all as an issue in America. Staten Island is the so-called overlooked borough of New York City that has been despairingly... Learn More

Pennsylvania Heroin Prices Cheaper than Alcohol Author: Justin Mckibben The perils of the Pennsylvania heroin problem is not one unique to its citizens alone, but the price tag on one of the biggest drug threats in this area proves a disturbing point. Pennsylvania is definitely one... Learn More

Nation’s Acting Drug Czar is a Recovering Alcoholic [caption id="attachment_13460" align="aligncenter" width="191"] Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/[/caption] By Cheryl Steinberg The nation’s top drug-control official, Michael Botticelli, just might be the person for the job, considering his first-hand experience with substance abuse. As the Nation’s acting drug czar, Botticelli is tasked... Learn More

A Fate Worse Than Death? Overdose and Severe Impairment By Cheryl Steinberg As a blogger for a drug treatment center, I research and write a lot about drugs (obviously) and their effects, especially such extreme effects as the overdose. In fact, most people who overdose on heroin and other... Learn More

In the News: Maine Governor Says Heroin Overdose Antidote Gives Addicts “An Excuse to Stay Addicted” Much like the argument against teaching and promoting safe sex in schools – “if you hand out free condoms, you’re encouraging kids to go have sex” – there’s an argument against making naloxone (the generic name for Narcan) more widely... Learn More

In the News: White House Drug Czar Calls For Increased Naloxone Availability Gil Kerlikowske, former Seattle Police Chief, says that law enforcement, alone, won’t solve the problem of fatal drug overdoses and that the Obama administration will focus on prevention and treating addiction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WASHINGTON —February 11, 2014 White House “drug czar,”... Learn More

Substance Showdown: Zubsolv vs. Suboxone Zubsolv is a new name-brand drug being used to treat opiate addiction. It is the same as its predecessor, Suboxone, in that it contains the same two drugs: buprenorphine and naloxone, and it is prescribed for the same reasons. Buprenorphine/naloxone... Learn More

5 Things No One Tells You About Suboxone Honestly, I totally understand why people want to get on suboxone. The benefits to it are great, and it is especially beneficial if you can’t stop using opiates; but there are many things they don’t tell you about suboxone... Learn More

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