“The goal of these drug treatment courts is to reduce incarceration and recidivism …” White Plains, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Yonkers have been set up as “Hub Courts” according to the Westchester District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. For people who suffer from substance abuse disorders and military veterans who run into issues with the […]

As the opioid crisis effects citizens of Iowa, the need for Narcan increases. Narcan otherwise known as Naloxone is a medication used to revive overdose victims. According to officials, in 2016 there were 180 lives saved from this medication. The manufacturer of the drug has recently paired up with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. They […]

Governor Chris Christie has recently pointed out that over a course of three weeks, the overdose death toll has risen to 2,982 in the United States. He also made the pubic aware that this number is very similar to the amount of lives lost during 9/11. A Pembroke cafe has taken action in organizing an […]

Hamblen County, Tennessee is seeing an issue with meth abuse. The director of Hamblen County Substance Abuse Coalition, Paul Hyde, spoke publicly on the crisis on Wednesday. He talked about how the coalition has been formed to extend a hand to those struggling with drug addiction in their area. They will provide prevention and education […]

Recently, a study was conducted by researchers at Columbia University’s School of Internal and Public Affairs. They focused on the opioid epidemic in Staten Island. It has been found that the Island had the largest overdose rates in all of New York City, last year in 2016. Currently, these numbers have exceeded the death tolls […]

For the past 27 years, America has been using September to celebrate ‘National Recovery Month’. This is a time when members in communities all across our nation come together for extra efforts in spreading awareness about substance abuse recovery and prevention. Currently, about 23 million people in active recovery from addiction. According to SAMHSA (Substance […]

Methamphetamine abuse floods the brain with an incredibly intense experience. The user may feel more energetic, confident, and focused than is possible under any other substance. However, this is followed by a severe crash characterized by hopelessness and depression. The extremely intense highs and lows of meth use can make it one of the most […]

The mortality rate is high for people who abuse heroin and not just because of the risks of overdose. While taking the drug is dangerous and possibly fatal in itself, heroin users are also more likely to commit suicide because of issues of depression and the drug’s effect on their mental state. Heroin is highly […]