Maine Lawmakers Consider Heroin Overdose Drug
Maine Lawmakers Consider Heroin Overdose Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a prescription treatment that can be used by family members or caregivers to help reverse the effects of a heroin or other opioid overdose. Known as Evzio, the hand-held injection device rapidly …
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Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a “crisis” or a “serious problem” in the U.S. That number hasn’t changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is… Continue reading
10 Things to Know for Monday
10 Things to Know for Monday
Overbooked rehab facilities and the high cost of getting clean keeps many users of the drug from receiving help. 4. AFGHAN VOTE HAILED AS A TRIUMPH OF DEMOCRACY OVER FEAR. Millions of people braved a Taliban threat to elect a new president.
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Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a “crisis” or a “serious problem” in the U.S. That number hasn’t changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is… Continue reading
Utah to welcome marijuana for limited medical use
Utah to welcome marijuana for limited medical use
Utah Rep. Gage Froerer, a Republican from Huntsville who sponsored H.B.105 Plant Extract Amendments, hugs April Sintz, whose son Isaac has epilepsy, following the bill signing ceremony at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Salt Lake …
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New report reveals Kentucky sees explosive growth in heroin overdoses
New report reveals Kentucky sees explosive growth in heroin overdoses
In the first nine months of 2013, heroin deaths amounted to 36 percent of the state's 639 overdose deaths, according to Van Ingram, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy. "The increase in heroin abuse and trafficking… Continue reading