Nationally, the CDC has labeled the opioid drug problem an epidemic, and warns of the dangers from both prescription opioids and heroin. But how relevant is the problem in Loudoun County? Is there an addiction crisis in Loudoun County, Virginia? From 2010 to 2015, over 80 people in the Loudoun County overdosed and 20 died…
Addiction can strike anywhere, in any community, and have negative effects that spiral families out of control. In recent years, heroin use and seriously life-threatening addictions have become more common in even the most affluent of communities. Chester County is learning this first-hand with a dramatic rise in the cases of drug abuse, addiction, overdoses,…
There has been an ongoing problem with substance abuse in the United States for decades. What was once a problem of urban areas and big cities has made its way to small towns and suburbia, and Somerset County, NJ has fallen victim to this epidemic as well. In 2013, there were 740 reported heroin deaths…
The United States is facing a drug abuse epidemic. Addiction has hit small and rural towns across the country, including Fairfield County, Connecticut. Home to 23 cities and towns, Fairfield County, has less than 100,000 people and is home to a growing drug crisis. Fairfield County is a mostly suburban area with a lower-than-average unemployment…
Substance abuse is a nationwide issue, and each state has unique challenges in facing this ongoing epidemic. Over the past decade, drug abuse deaths and overdoses have become the leading cause of accidental deaths in the nation. While many illicit drugs are addictive and result in devastating losses, the most common culprit of drug abuse…