Addiction

Insurance Companies Get In On Police Programs to Fight Addiction [caption id="attachment_18674" align="aligncenter" width="464"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Back in May of 2015 we first wrote about how a police department in Gloucester, Massachusetts was... Learn More

Do Mock Alcoholic Drinks for Kids Send the Wrong Message? [caption id="attachment_18658" align="aligncenter" width="329"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva Whether it is putting on Mom’s lipstick or rocking a tuxedo, kids do the darndest... Learn More

Alcohol Killing Americans in Record Numbers [caption id="attachment_18641" align="aligncenter" width="449"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva There has been an influx of media attention on the heroin and painkiller epidemic which... Learn More

4 Hopes for Drug Policy Reform in 2016 Author: Justin Mckibben About this time in 2014 I wrote how many experts expected 2015 to be a huge year for Harm Reduction programs in America, and gave 3 examples of big changes in this class of addiction programs. Well... Learn More

HBO Documentary Captures Cape Cod’s Heroin Epidemic Author: Shernide Delva A new HBO documentary focuses on Cape Cod’s heroin epidemic. In a recent interview, director and Oscar winner Steven Okazaki elaborated on the documentary which premiered on Monday. Cape Cod, a town known more for its seafood,... Learn More

Robert Downey Jr. Receives Pardon; Credits Kung Fu for His Recovery Author: Shernide Delva Robert Downey Jr., the Iron Man we've come to love on the big screen, has always been open to the media about his battles with drug addiction. The actor has come a long way from his past... Learn More

Could a Heroin Vaccine Really Work? Author: Justin Mckibben Heroin and other opiate abuse and addiction have been described as a plague across the country. Deaths from overdose have been deemed an outbreak, and the issue with trying to put an end to the suffering has... Learn More

Crazy News Stories: Holiday Edition [caption id="attachment_18577" align="aligncenter" width="466"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Shernide Delva Oh, the holidays. They can be warm and fuzzy or just plain crazy. When it... Learn More

Ohio #2 for Most Overdose Deaths in America Author: Justin Mckibben Just yesterday I wrote about how the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had released a report last week proclaiming that our great nation has reached a devastating point in the perpetual conflict against drug abuse,... Learn More

White Christmas Cancelled: Police Find 136 Pounds of Cocaine in NYC Author: Justin Mckibben Well the weather man might not get the joke, the truth is the New York City Police, working alongside federal law enforcement agents, have recently made a bust that will cancel the white Christmas in NYC. According... Learn More

Overdose Deaths in America Higher Than Ever Author: Justin Mckibben This is the kind of thing it is hard enough to read… and even more difficult to write. I have written several articles in the past year about the outbreak of overdose deaths in America. I’ve written... Learn More

Should Motorists Be Able to Refuse a Breathalyzer Test? [caption id="attachment_18535" align="aligncenter" width="413"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] If you have ever been accused of driving under the influence by a police officer, you may have... Learn More

Insurance Companies Get In On Police Programs to Fight Addiction

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