As the number of drug overdose deaths continues to rise, the social awareness of the epidemic has as well. Even celebrities are opening about their addiction issues. The drug epidemic, however, has affected far more people than previously thought. Death by drug overdose is classically more...
America's drug crisis is taking a deadly toll on a group you might not expect: middle-aged women. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that drug overdose deaths among females aged 30 to 64 have skyrocketed in recent years. According to...
WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) – The executive director of a black civil rights group Wednesday said a prominent Democratic donor is not being prosecuted after two men were found dead in his West Hollywood apartment because the victims were gay black men. A man – identified as 55-year-old...
While traditional criminal organizations have widened their portfolios dramatically in recent years, drug trafficking remains the most important earner in the region. And with opioid consumption surging and cocaine production at a record high, the underworld is...
WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) – The executive director of a black civil rights group Wednesday said a prominent Democratic donor is not being prosecuted after two men were found dead in his West Hollywood apartment because the victims were gay black men. A man – identified as 55-year-old...
At high doses opioids, particularly fentanyl, causes rapid cessation of breathing, respiratory failure and death, the physiologic sequence by which people commonly succumb from an unintentional opioid overdose. Yet most times death can be prevented through early detection and timely intervention if naloxone is administered...
Charlottesville resident Jordan McNeish knows the perils of opioid addiction first-hand. Three years ago, he was on an East Coast road trip with his ex-girlfriend, and the plan was to end up in Maine. But their first stop was Baltimore, to buy heroin. McNeish, 29, says...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 9, 2019 / In this post, Dr. Najib Babul, an experienced pharmaceutical scientist, drug developer, inventor and consultant discusses the use of fentanyl test strips (FTS) to reduce opioid overdose complications and death. More than 2.1...
Rates of substance use disorder have continued to grow in the United States and studies have shown that 10-15% of health care professionals abuse substances at some point in their lifetime. Many individuals working in the health care field are dealing with patients, so these...