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Category: Addiction

CNN Article on Heroin-related Overdoses

Wednesday, 08 July 2015 by Max Menius
A new article from CNN cites an announcement by the Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) confirming that heroin use is increasing rapidly across the United States. The staggering result of this is that: “Deaths from heroin-related overdoses nearly quadrupled between 2002 and 2013.” The CDC report indicated that heroin use doubled among women
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  • Published in Addiction, Addiction in Media, Drug Abuse Trends, Heroin, Heroin Addiction, Information for Parents, Methadone, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Overdose, Overdose Prevention, Prescription Drug Abuse
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Town Hall Meeting On Addiction And Recovery

Tuesday, 30 June 2015 by Max Menius
A new Town Hall Meeting will occur in High Point at the High Point Arts Council on Tuesday evening July 14th. Fact: Two out of three families are somehow touched by addiction! The Town Hall Meeting will address addiction in our community and how family members can do something about this illness to hopefully prevent
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  • Published in Addiction, Addiction in Media, Addiction Recovery, Alcoholism, College Alcohol Abuse, Current Drug Trends, Drug Abuse Trends, Drug Treatment, General Discussion, Information for Parents, Narcan, Opioid Overdose, Overdose Prevention, Prescription Drug Abuse, Prevention and Intervention, Recovery, Treatment and Recovery
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The Drug Problem In China Is Growing

Wednesday, 24 June 2015 by Max Menius
A Reuter’s (Beijing) article, published in Business Insider, just covered the rise of heroin and methamphetamine abuse in China. 2014 saw nearly 49,000 drug-related deaths and an estimated financial loss of approximately 500 billion yuan ($80 billion is U.S. dollars). The story indicates that China has instituted a nationwide crackdown on drugs in response to a
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  • Published in Addiction, Addiction in Media, Current Drug Trends, Drug Abuse Trends, Drug Addiction, Heroin Addiction, Opioid Addiction, Prescription Drug Abuse, Stimulant Abuse
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Medscape Article Highlights Drug Overdose In Death Statistics

Tuesday, 23 June 2015 by Max Menius
A June 2015 article in Medscape points to continued public concerns with drug overdose in the United States. Megan Brooks of Medscape writes: “Drug overdose is now the leading cause of deaths from injury in the United States.” She addresses that 26 states have seen an increase in drug overdose deaths over the last 4 years. In 36
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Youth Dabbling In New Abuses of Marijuana

Wednesday, 17 June 2015 by Max Menius
“Vaping” is a recently popularized method of drug delivery that originated with electronic cigarettes. Vaping involves inhaling the aerosol vapors of a heated liquid – which in the case of cigarettes is about ingesting nicotine. However, there are other intoxicants that can be “vaped’, and there is emerging national concern that youthful experimentation with e-cigarettes
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  • Published in Addiction, Current Drug Trends, Drug Addiction, Drug Facts, Drug Safety, Information for Parents, Marijuana Addiction, Research, Teen Substance Abuse, Tobacco
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Beginning Buprenorphine in the Emergency Room

Wednesday, 20 May 2015 by Max Menius
There is an interesting blog post by Dr. Jana Burson in which she discusses a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study occurred in the state of Connecticut, and it centered on providing patients a 3-day supply of buprenorphine when they presented in the ER and were found to
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HIV Outbreak Concerns Seen In Indiana

Monday, 30 March 2015 by Max Menius
The Associated Press has published an article on a recent outbreak of HIV infections seen in Indiana as a suspected result of the opioid addiction epidemic occurring there. As addicted individuals turn to heroin and other illicit opiates to find relief, a majority of them will eventually resort to injection drug use as a more
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From Addiction to Recovery

Wednesday, 04 March 2015 by Max Menius
Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) has been serving the Piedmont Triad community for over 40 years. During this time, the agency has offered a wide variety of treatment programs and prevention programs to help people learn to deal with addictive disease and to live a healthier life. Most everyone knows someone who has struggled with
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Life Saving Product, Evzio, Being Rolled Out

Sunday, 15 February 2015 by Max Menius
Evzio is a new medical product recently released and which was developed for the prevention of opioid overdose death. It is a convenient naloxone administration device that can be quickly and easily given to heroin & opiate overdose victims. The product has been covered by Huffington Post and Methadone.US. Shown below is a news video
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Three NC Deaths After Using Cocaine Laced With Fentanyl

Monday, 08 December 2014 by Max Menius
On Sunday, it was reported by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office that three adults in the Siler City area died following ingestion of cocaine laced with Fentanyl (a powerful prescription painkiller). Six others became sickened and were treated on the scene by EMS or taken to local hospitals. One of these is presently hospitalized in
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