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 June 2, 2023

Category: Media and Addiction Coverage

Lethal Fentanyl Is On The Rise

Tuesday, 11 January 2022 by Max Menius
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published information highlighting the proliferation of deadly fentanyl in America. Fentanyl is approximately 50 times more powerful than heroin and is finding its way into a wide variety of street drugs. CBS affiliate WMAZ covered this topic in a January 10, 2022 post. Of particular interest was
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Got Meds Disposal Drive 6-24-21

Monday, 14 June 2021 by Max Menius
ADS and its community partners are sponsoring another great Got Meds Disposal drive in Guilford County. There is more information available below at the provided links or in the large picture shown below. www.Facebook.com/HealthyGuilford www.Instagram.com/HealthyGuilford   The date of the Got Meds event is June 24, 2021. Location is at the Trotter Active Adult Center
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  • Published in Addiction Professionals, Alcohol Awareness, Drug Overdose, Information for Parents, Media and Addiction Coverage, Medication Disposal, Overdose Prevention, Prevention and Intervention
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Got Meds Disposal Drive 6-23-21

Monday, 14 June 2021 by Max Menius
ADS and its community partners are sponsoring another great Got Meds Disposal drive in Guilford County. There is more information available below at the provided links or in the large picture shown below. www.Facebook.com/HealthyGuilford www.Instagram.com/HealthyGuilford   The date of the Got Meds event is June 23, 2021. Location is 2401 Fairview St, Greensboro NC.  
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  • Published in Addiction Professionals, Addiction Recovery, Information for Parents, Media and Addiction Coverage, Overdose Prevention, Prevention and Intervention, Teen Substance Abuse
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Got Meds Medication Disposal Guilford County

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 by Max Menius
It’s time to get rid of your outdated or unused medications! The Drug Enforcement Agency, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Healthy Guilford, Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS), and Safe Guilford are working together to sponsor another medication disposal initiative. Please note the dates and locations below where you can turn in expired medication. The program
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  • Published in Addiction, Drug Abuse Trends, Drug Addiction, Drug Overdose, Drug Safety, General Discussion, Greensboro, Information for Parents, Media and Addiction Coverage, Opioid Overdose, Prevention and Intervention, Recovery, Street Drugs
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THC-Infused Gummy Bears

Monday, 10 July 2017 by Max Menius
Eleven teenagers in Indiana were hospitalized after overdosing on THC gummy bears. 911 was called, and when they responded on the scene they found numerous teens hallucinating, experiencing blurry vision, rapid heart rate, and pain in their legs. They all had ingested a half of a gummy bear that had been infused with THC (the
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Governors Institute on Opioid Addiction

Monday, 12 June 2017 by Max Menius
North Carolina has an informative website which addresses the rising opioid problem. The address is GovernorsInstitute.org and this site highlights the issue of opioid use and misuse in the United States. Mentioned there is that 998 North Carolinians died of opioid overdose in 2015. The Governors Institute offers guidelines on opioid prescribing and also focuses
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Doctors and Pharmacists Exercising Caution

Thursday, 01 June 2017 by Max Menius
There is an enlightening article and video segment by Ryan Haraar (Colorado 9NEWS) on the rising problem with opioid overdose in America. The piece highlights that the United States comprises 5% of the world’s population, but consumes 80% of the world’s prescription opioids. Presently, there is considerable discussion in the news about the origins of
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New Hampshire Cracking Down on Drug Dealers

Tuesday, 25 April 2017 by Max Menius
A Fox News report highlighted a recent story detailing New Hampshire’s targeting of drug dealers. The state has undergone severe losses with numerous drug overdose deaths, particularly from heroin and fentanyl (a powerful synthetic opioid). New Hampshire is now “treating overdoses as crime scenes”, and pursuing charges of manslaughter against those who sell drugs that
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CDC Point To Rapid Opioid Addiction

Thursday, 23 March 2017 by Max Menius
A Newsweek article addresses a finding by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) which indicates individuals receiving an opioid prescription can develop an opioid dependency “within a few days of initial use”. The associated study was conducted at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and was based on examination of patient records
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WXII News 12 Focus On Addiction

Thursday, 19 January 2017 by Max Menius
WXII News 12 has launched a new effort to combat drugs in the Triad via media reports and analysis on the pervasive, local opioid drug problem. The initiative is called the “State of Addiction”, and it will explore the origins of the escalating drug addiction problem, drug treatment, government intervention to resolve the addiction crisis,
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