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There is no denying that 2020 will go on record as one of the most challenging years that anyone has ever experienced. Across the world, populations were ravaged by the deadly COVID-19 health pandemic and back home in the U.S., we saw massive job losses, spikes...
In earlier blogs, we discussed some major lawsuits surrounding the nation's opioid addiction crisis. Big pharma companies like Purdue have been forced into bankruptcy over their alleged roles in furthering painkiller dependencies over the past decade. And now, another corporate giant is facing serious legal action over...
Though you may not realize it, opioids (or painkillers) are prescribed to children much in the same way that they're prescribed to adults. If a teen is recovering from a surgery, for example, doctors do prescribe them pills to help during their recovery. The problem...
If you were to ask us, star power does actually matter when it comes to publicizing addiction issues. When high-profile actors attach themselves to a project related to recovery, it creates a lot of added attention (and hopefully brings the topics we cover to the...
With presidential politics top of mind, many news sites are doing some evaluations of the past four years. Since Donald Trump took office, he's made many promises and faced numerous challenges. One vow from his administration was to combat the nation's deadly opioid addiction epidemic and...
Without a doubt, one of the most high-profile stories surrounding the nation's opioid crisis has been the billion dollar lawsuit filed against Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Prosecutors charged that the pharmaceutical giant had a significant role in addiction epidemic, which has led to hundreds...
With more time quarantined at home, now is a good opportunity to invest in helpful reading materials. And one new book does a great job of exploring America's opioid crisis and the rise in prescription medication addictions. Titled White Market Drugs, it covers this trend...
Over the past decade, opioid addictions have run rampant across the world (particularly within the United States). And in that time, researchers, scientists and medical professionals have all struggled to find an easy answer to help curb the crisis. Interestingly, one new option in the...
We've often warned about the dangers of fentanyl, but just how deadly is this synthetic opioid? Well during a recent press conference, U.S. Attorney General McGregor Scott addressed the topic head on. Speaking swiftly and directly, he emphasized that "just one pill can kill you." The northern California...
The opioid addiction crisis has certainly not slowed down since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In fact, many statistics are showing that dependency problems have been rising over the past several months. And, in a move that many of us in the recovery community are concerned about, yet another...
The synthetic painkiller fentanyl has always carried great risk and is a major contributor to America's growing overdose rate. And this summer, apparently, it has wreaked some of its greatest havoc yet; at least when it comes to our home region of Southern California. An NBC affiliate out of...
With so many headlines about COVID-19 and the coronavirus epidemic, many other important stories are getting lost in the shuffle. One notable article from The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel definitely did not get the attention it deserved. It caught our attention because it touted a surge in overdose...
Is there an easy solution to America's deadly painkiller addiction epidemic? Probably not. But we certainly support anyone that's willing to offer ideas. Case in point: Barbara Andraka-Christou, author of The Opioid Fix. Andraka-Christou happens to be a professor of health management and informatics at the University...
This past week, Yahoo News published a lengthy article highlighting a powerful, new opioid that could threaten the lives of millions of Americans. The narcotic is so dangerous, in fact, that the FBI has issued an official warning about it. The drug in question is called Dsuvia (which is described as a...
It is not surprising to hear that subscribers to streaming services are increasing at a record rate. With quarantines continuing because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, people are spending the majority of their time watching movies and TV shows at home. Well, on a positive note, leading...
Obviously, the COVID-19 quarantining has halted a lot of day-to-day progress that had been happening across the U.S. But it is worth noting that some interesting research was being done (and will hopefully continue) in the fight against opioid addictions. One such story, that came...
We often hear about the hundreds of thousands of U.S. deaths that occur each year because of opioid abuse. But what if the actual number was substantially higher? It's not a hard concept to wrap your head around, when you consider how many users fall...
As we enter this new decade, expect to hear the term Artificial Intelligence (or AI) much more frequently. Machine learning, as it's also called, will soon be used to automate the way we live our lives. It certainly removes the margin for human error and, interestingly enough,...
As a new year approaches and seasons of sports begin getting planned out, it is common for rules and regulations to get adjusted for the changing times. And that is exactly what is happening within the Major League Baseball (or MLB) organization, with the announcement...
Sadly, America's opioid crisis appears to be getting more dangerous at every turn. As the epidemic progresses, more and more lethal painkiller strains are hitting the streets and putting people at a real risk of fatally overdosing. The latest warning comes out of Seattle and...
