Heroin Addiction – Media Coverage in the Triad
Wednesday, 05 November 2014
WFMY News2 have provided an informative overview of the heroin addiction problem that has been festering for several years in the local Triad community. Featured in the segment (shown below) are patients with an opioid dependency who sought medication-assisted treatment at Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) and who experienced relief from severe opioid withdrawal as
- Published in Heroin Addiction
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Methadone Provides a Lifeline
Monday, 27 October 2014
There are numerous recent stories in the nation’s news about the hazards of heroin addiction, addiction to painkillers, and the terrifying decline that many people are experiencing as opioid addiction takes hold. With addiction comes judgment – often harsh, unforgiving judgment by society as they look on at addicted people and the desperate choices which
- Published in Addiction Recovery, Heroin Addiction, Methadone, Opioid Treatment, Treatment and Recovery
North Carolina Public Radio on Heroin Addiction
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
WUNC Greensboro Bureau Chief, Jeff Tiberii, recently conducted a series of interviews on the growing opioid/heroin addiction problem facing North Carolina. Jeff’s story was distributed on National Public Radio’s Here and Now news program and presented an informative summary of this extremely important health issue affecting so many North Carolina families. Participating in the interviews were
- Published in Heroin Addiction
Creating A Positive Life
Monday, 13 October 2014
Alcohol and drug addiction most definitely take their toll … often for many consecutive years. A large number of people who currently suffer with addictive disease developed this illness gradually. However, there are the dramatic experiences variety in which someone becomes quickly addicted to a drug like heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine after using only a
ADS To Help In Distribution of Life Saving Naloxone
Tuesday, 07 October 2014
The High Point, NC community has been on red alert for a number of months in response to the series of heroin overdoses which have occurred in Guilford county throughout 2014. Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) in partnership with the High Point Community Foundation, NC Harm Reduction Coalition, and High Point Police Department will be
- Published in Heroin, Heroin Addiction, Methadone, Naloxone, Narcan, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Overdose
WFMY News2 Cover High Point Heroin Problem
Monday, 15 September 2014
Local media have been increasing their coverage of the growing problem with opioid addiction in the Piedmont Triad community. In the article referenced here, Beating The Heroin Addiction, WFMY provide a news piece addressing the fact that 11 people in High Point have died of a heroin overdose since March and an additional 94 individuals
Rally For Recovery
Monday, 08 September 2014
Caring Services, Inc and Alcohol & Drug Services are co-sponsoring the upcoming local Rally For Recovery event at City Lake Park in Jamestown, NC. The event will be held on Saturday, September 27th and is open to the general public. The rally is a family-oriented celebration for all people in the local community that value
International Overdose Awareness Day
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
International Overdose Awareness Day is Thursday, August 28th. Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) along with the Guilford Coalition on Medication Education, Detection, and Safety will be sponsoring a Candlelight Vigil and Balloon Release to commemorate those whose lives have been lost due to drug overdose. If you would like to commemorate someone that you lost
Dangerous, High-Potency Form of Marijuana Surfaces
Monday, 18 August 2014
On the heels of marijuana legalization efforts across the country comes news of a new, high-potency form of marijuana referred to as wax or butter. One dose of this concentrated version of pot is claimed to be the equivalent of smoking 15-20 joints. Users eat or smoke the drug which is made from the oil