by Tom Barrett | Jun 19, 2018 | Opioid Crisis
In the heartland of America, 12 therapy group members gather at a rehab clinic. They sit quietly, listen, and wait patiently for the opportunity to tell their story. Together they represent a cross-section of the nation’s opioid addicts. They’re young and middle-aged....
by Tom Barrett | May 15, 2018 | Opioid Crisis
26-year-old Caitlyn Stein appears before the city court judge shackled in handcuffs and chains. Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, and painfully thin, she displays dark circles under her eyes and heroin track marks on her arms. Ten years of crippling intravenous heroin...
by Tom Barrett | Apr 17, 2018 | Opioid Crisis, Uncategorized
Back at his Ohio police station following a traffic stop, Officer Chris Green instinctively brushed some white powder off of his shirt. Within minutes, he fell to the floor. “I started talking weird,” Green later reported. “I slowly felt my body shutting down. I could...
by Tom Barrett | Mar 13, 2018 | Opioid Crisis
On a concrete stoop in Lisbon, Portugal, sits a middle-aged man smoking crack cocaine. His name is Rui. And he’s grateful that the stigma against addicts has eased significantly in his country. “It’s less, because the methadone is coming, and people are...
by Tom Barrett | Feb 13, 2018 | Opioid Crisis
Picturesque Huntington, West Virginia, nestled in the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, is now the “overdose capital of America.” In 2015, the incidents of opioid overdose in this historic city were 10 times the national average. The OD rate typically...
by Tom Barrett | Jan 16, 2018 | Opioid Crisis
The United States is in the grip of the worst drug abuse epidemic ever. If you or someone you know are among the estimated 2.1 million Americans suffering from opioid addiction, how do you get help? Fortunately, numerous treatment options are available. But before you...
