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First Responders and the Opioid Crisis: When the Helper Needs Help
The drug overdose calls come in the middle of day and in the dead of night, in January and in July, from quiet suburban homes and busy street corners. They’re relentless. As an EMT…
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What Ohio Is Doing Right to Combat Its Drug Problem
In March of 2017, a 28-year-old Middletown, Ohio, man was found slumped over his steering wheel, unconscious from an opioid overdose. It took six units of Narcan …
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Opioids and the Elderly: When Grandma Is Addicted
A 66-year-old cancer patient under hospice care was prescribed opioids for pain. That is, until …
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Adderall Epidemic “Waiting in the Wings”the Wings”
Emma was prescribed Adderall for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when she was a sophomore in high school. Within a year, she was addicted. She started taking …
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When Healthcare Professionals Abuse Drugs
For a period of nine months, nurse anesthetist Anita Bertrand abused narcotics through daily injections which were intended for her surgical patients…
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Do 12-Step Programs Really Work?
"I believe in Narcotics Anonymous so much…It’s the only way for me. I’m not saying for you…but it’s the only way for me. ...My NA sponsor was 13 years clean and relapsed. It took him six years to get back to NA. Now he’s three years clean." - Jose P. Almost all...
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FDA Approves “Super Opioid” Dsuvia, Despite Crisis
It’s five to 10 times more powerful than fentanyl, and 1,000 times more potent than morphine…
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Four Repercussions of Confronting the Opioid Crisis
In 1998 computer technician Doug Hale had surgery to repair a damaged urinary tract. Six months later, he experienced excruciating, burning pain. Despite years of treatments, he continued to suffer. Then in 2006, his doctor prescribed strong doses of opioids. Ten...
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How Effective Is Methadone Treatment?
The painfully thin young man with visible sores over much of his skin looked much older than his 24 years. His body was wracked with pain and infection. He had trouble walking. Two years of daily heroin injections had taken their toll on his emaciated frame. Knowing...
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