The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced earlier this month new efforts to make an impact on the opioid problem in America. There were three...
Big news hit recently when CVS drug store became the first pharmacy to announce that they were going to be offering naloxone for sale without a prescription. The opioid...
When it comes to heroin abuse and prescription painkiller abuse, researchers have been trying to determine all the factors that connect the two, beyond the obvious similarity in being...
The medical community is immersed in the prescription painkiller epidemic in two ways. On the front end, doctors are often the ones prescribing the drugs like Oxycontin, Percocet and...
Researchers at New York University reported that about 75% of high school heroin users started off using prescription painkillers first. The fact that so many children have access to...
It is becoming more and more clear to investigators and the public that heroin abuse has moved from seedy back alleys of major cities and into homes in quiet,...
It appears that CVS pharmacy chain is continuing to trail blaze in its commitment to advocating for better health conditions in the United States. They recently took a giant...
It used to be common that someone enrolled in a drug and alcohol treatment facility would undergo significant amounts of counseling, but receive no medication for their disease. This...
The initial shame, embarrassment, guilt and shock that accompany finding out that a loved one is suffering from a heroin addiction can often lead families to decide not to...