By David Heitz When a high school athlete ends up in the emergency room with a broken bone, often that event becomes their introduction to opioids. The next thing you know, they are that “regular kid who turned to heroin.” Fortunately, help is available for everyone. And guess what? Elderly people who end up in […]
By Tamarra Kemsley When the Trump administration released its preliminary 2018 budget in March, analysis of the document immediately centered on its many cuts. Among the few items spared the chopping block was the fight against opioid addiction. In fact, the budget pledged to increase funding by $500 million above 2016 levels.1 But as Vox reporter […]
With more and more people losing their lives to opioid addiction each year, finding a solution to the worst drug crisis in American history continues to be a priority. Ever since the release of OxyContin in the mid-90s, opioids have risen to become one of the leading causes of preventable death with some sources claiming […]
By LiveYourDream.org The decision to return to school is a daunting one. If substance abuse or other health issues have interrupted your education, you’ll often face unique barriers to going back to school. You may be thinking, “How can I possibly get a degree while raising a family, working full-time and continuing my recovery? And […]
What’s the root cause of our nation’s burgeoning opioid epidemic? A lot of it could be traced back to the prescribing habits of doctors. That’s according to research presented in May at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting in Orlando. Take, for example, sprained ankles. In a news release from Perelman School of […]
