Prescription opioids are widely available, and many doctors prescribe them to patients for a whole host of reasons. Although using prescription opioids in medical emergencies might make sense, these drugs are highly addictive. Overuse and overprescription have led to America’s opioid crisis. To tackle the epidemic one person at a time, addiction treatment and recovery…
Most of us can name someone, either a celebrity or a friend or family member, who has battled heroin addiction. Yet, the heroin epidemic keeps plaguing our country and destroying lives. How is it that this drug continues to exercise such a hold over so many? How Heroin Addiction Works According to the National Institute…
2016 was the “Year of the Fentanyl Crisis” for the United States. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stated that prescription pain pills, heroin, and fentanyl are killing people at a “horrifying rate,” calling it a “public health crisis of historic proportions.” Deaths from synthetic opioids – mainly fentanyl, the DEA notes – jumped by 79%…
Details of the Heroin and Opiate Invasion in Westchester County, NY America is addicted to opiates. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has labeled opioid overdoses a “national epidemic” in its appeal to the public to help prevent opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose. Almost every state has reported frightening increases in opioid and…
According to the most recent findings from The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.82% of New York residents reported the use of illicit drugs in the past month. This was 1% higher than the national average of 8.82%. Regarding these percentages, 3.7% of New York residents reported using illicit drugs other than marijuana,…