by Tom Barrett | Dec 19, 2017 | Opioid Crisis
A worried mother places a frantic 911 call to the Cabell County (W.Va.) EMS. She just found her son unconscious in their home. He’s turning blue and barely breathing. He is minutes from death. A used needle lies on the floor next to his bed. Too Many Bodies...
by Tom Barrett | Nov 14, 2017 | Opioid Crisis
Sixteen-year-old Conner Ostrowski was on top of the world. A member of his high school’s varsity wrestling team, Conner was looking at a full college scholarship. Then, tragedy struck. In 2012, Conner cracked the base of his spine during a wrestling match. It...
by Tom Barrett | Oct 17, 2017 | Opioid Crisis
California’s pastoral Central Valley is suffering from drug addiction — at rates that are well above those in the state’s major metro areas. And drug availability throughout the valley “rivals the access found in cities such as San Diego, Los Angeles...
by Tom Barrett | Sep 12, 2017 | Opioid Crisis
Americans are in a lot of pain. As a nation, we consume far more opioids than any other country on the planet. In fact, we consumer 80% of the global supply. That’s a lot – particularly for a country that comprises only 5% of the world population. And if you include...
by Tom Barrett | Aug 15, 2017 | Opioid Crisis
It seems like only yesterday there was no such thing as prescription drug advertising. And now, there’s no escaping it. In fact, TV drug ads are so common in the U.S., it’s hard to believe that only two countries in the world allow them: the United States...
by Tom Barrett | Jul 18, 2017 | Opioid Crisis
Two-thirds of teens who abuse prescription drugs are getting them from friends and family, according to the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. Unfortunately, not only has prescription drug abuse reached epidemic proportions, but it has been proven to lead to heroin and...
