by Tom Barrett | Jan 16, 2019 | Opioid Crisis
“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.” –...
by Tom Barrett | Dec 12, 2018 | Opioid Crisis
It’s a three-millimeter-wide tablet that dissolves under a person’s tongue to deliver fast pain relief during extreme trauma. Like a broken femur or a gunshot wound. It’s five to 10 times more powerful than fentanyl, and 1,000 times more potent than morphine. It’s...
by Tom Barrett | Nov 14, 2018 | 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...
by Tom Barrett | Oct 17, 2018 | Opioid Crisis
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...
by Tom Barrett | Sep 19, 2018 | Opioid Crisis
A 10-month-old girl rolled over onto her father’s heroin needle. By the time paramedics arrived, she had turned blue and was unresponsive. She had to be revived with the anti-overdose drug naloxone. Meanwhile, an 8-year-old girl in the same city also required...
