Vermont has been one of the hardest hit states when it comes to drug overdoses due to opioids. Lawmakers are currently exploring a variety of different approaches to help control this state wide epidemic, and one set of lawmakers is convinced that an opiate tax could be the answer. What is an Opiate Tax? An …
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As the death toll from heroin use continues to climb, it’s important to understand the long term effects heroin wreaks on the human body. You may be surprised to know that studies have actually shown that heroin causes physical and physiological changes to the human brain, significantly impacting decision making, as well as, the ability …
The Trump administration recently released a new opioid epidemic plan that offers a multi-pronged approach focused on addressing this nationwide crisis head on. In this blog, we’ll dive deep into this new plan and outline how the current administration hopes to enforce some of the new guidelines that may be seen as controversial by some …
Read more White House Releasing Opioid Epidemic Plan to Hopefully Curb Crisis
Opioid addiction in Michigan has sadly become a rampant, serious problem facing our society today. The data is becoming alarmingly clear that actions need to be taken both collectively and on the individual, local level. If you or someone you know is struggling with opiate addiction, seek professional help immediately. To show you just how …
Read more Eye Opening Stats About Opioid Addiction in Michigan
With thousands of people dying each year in California, Democrats in the state government recently proposed legislation that is extremely controversial. This new bill aims to provide a small number of safe injection sites to help combat the opioid crisis that’s plaguing San Francisco, as well as the entire country. What are Safe Injection Sites? …
A judge in Cleveland, Ohio is contending that the US government is not doing enough to fight the opioid overdose epidemic that is affecting residents in his home state, as well as those all around the country. U.S. District Judge Daniel Polster recently called government officials, pharmaceutical executives and law enforcement personnel to his courtroom …
Read more Ohio Judge Doing All He Can to Alleviate the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in His Home State
It’s hard to pick up a newspaper, or turn on the local news across the country and not see evidence of the rampant amount of opioid abuse that has afflicted our country. Too many Americans are becoming addicted, and ultimately dying at the hands of such a powerful addiction. Opioid addiction continues to be a …
Read more Walmart Teaming Up With Small Startup Company to Fight Opioid Abuse
As the North Carolina opioid crisis continues to intensify, lawmakers are grasping at straws in terms of finding ways to fight this large scale epidemic. While to some North Carolina may not seem like the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, statistics prove otherwise. North Carolina is actually home to the worst city for opioid abuse …
Read more North Carolina Opioid Crisis: New Painkiller Prescription Limits Enacted