In the News
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gpbnews.org: The Cost of Opioid Addiction Is More Than Dollars And Cents
Posted 8/31/2017
The true economic impact prescription opioid abuse has in Stephens County, GA. and the surrounding area goes far beyond unfilled jobs and failed drug tests.
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healthcaretrainingandeducation.com: Med schools learn how to deal with opioid epidemic
Posted 8/31/2017
The opioid epidemic has been sweeping the nation over the last few years. According to the CDC, nearly 2 million Americans abused or were dependent on prescription opioids in 2014. That number continues to rise. Between 1999 and 2015, more than 180,000 people died from overdoses linked to prescription opioids. With opioid abuse increasing, it is important that medical schools learn how to deal with this crisis.
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huffingtonpost.com: How My Overdose Saved My Life
Posted 8/31/2017
I’m a mom and a wife. I’m a Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant and Peer Recovery Support Specialist for BrightView Health in Cincinnati, Ohio, supporting those struggling with substance use disorder. And I’ve been in recovery from heroin addiction for five years.
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washingtonpost.com: Groups seek ban on high-dose opioids citing overdose danger
Posted 8/31/2017
CHICAGO — Safety advocates and state health officials are formally calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban high-dose opioid painkillers to prevent accidental overdose deaths among patients and people who abuse drugs.
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healthline.com: Teen Drug Use Is Down, But Fatal Opioid Overdoses Are Up
Posted 8/31/2017
After several years of declines, overdose deaths among teens are on the rise, driven mainly by opioids.
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drugaddictionnow.com: Opioid overdose survivors often not offered interventions
Posted 8/31/2017
Hospitalized patients who survive an opioid overdose provide critical moments for interventions, but a new study exposes a shortfall in salvaged opportunities for advocating addiction treatment.
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pewtrusts.org: With Opioid Crisis, a Surge in Hepatitis C
Posted 8/29/2017
In an unrelenting opioid epidemic, hepatitis C is infecting tens of thousands of mostly young, white injection drug users, with the highest prevalence in the same Appalachian, Midwestern and New England states that are seeing the steepest overdose death rates.
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The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey to Host Two 15 Minute Child Break Webinars
Posted 8/28/2017
MILLBURN — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey will reach an audience that includes parents, guardians and teachers this week in two 15 Minute Child Break webinars that will provide insight on how to discuss the issue of drug use with children.
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PDFNJ Fishing Tournament Brings Families Together
Posted 8/17/2017
MILLBURN — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey announced six winners today in its third annual Don’t Get Hooked on Drugs Online NJ Family Fishing Tournament.
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nbcphiladelphia.com: 13-Year-Old Jersey Shore Boy Dies from Heroin and Fentanyl Overdose
Posted 8/16/2017
Vincent Weiner, 13, was found dead in his Middle Township bedroom in June