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Drug Take-Back Day Postponed Due to COVID-19
Every six months, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosts the National Take-Back Initiative, an event to promote the safe disposal of prescription…
Dr. Elvis Francois Spreads Hope with His Singing
Since the coronavirus outbreak changed our lives, healthcare providers like doctors and nurses have been invaluable in the fight against it. Healthcare…
Why Treatment is Essential During a Pandemic
By now, the majority of people in the United States are currently practicing some form of social distancing or self-quarantine. With the…
Recovery Unplugged’s Coronavirus Protocol
It is Recovery Unplugged’s policy to ensure the safety of clients and staff during the viral outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19….
Celebrating Our Nurses for World Health Day
Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Health Day. Like the WHO, Recovery Unplugged’s goal is to provide everyone we…
Celebrating World Day of Prayer at Recovery Unplugged
Faith is a personal struggle, and prayer is a reflection of that. Because of the different ways in which we can pray,…
Recovery Unplugged Celebrates Social Workers’ Month
Social Workers are the backbone of much of the work we do here at Recovery Unplugged. They are among the front lines…
Opioid Addiction and the Black Community
Opioid addiction doesn’t discriminate based on sex, finances, or social status. It does, however, unfairly impact the black community in the United…
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Overdoses Rising Across the Country
Deaths from cocaine overdose are climbing in many parts of America. This increase in overdose fatality is due primarily to the presence…
Thank You for Your (Lip) Service: Are We Doing Enough to Help Veterans with Addiction and Mental Health Issues?
Addiction and mental health issues continue to be a problem for our nation’s veterans. As we observe another Veterans Day, a 24-hour…
Big Pharma Pays Hundreds of Millions in Ohio Opioid Addiction Settlement
Drug makers AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, Teva and McKesson will pay a combined $260 million to Ohio’s Cuyahoga and Summit counties. The settlement…
CNN’s This is Life with Lisa Ling Examines Benzo Crisis in the United States
Last night CNN’s This Is Life with Lisa Ling examined the scope, origins and impact of the benzodiazepine (benzo) crisis in America….
Tennessee AG Weighs In on Purdue Bankruptcy Amid Escalating Opioid Addiction
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery says he’s content with Purdue Pharma using Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to pay out a $10 billion…
Vaping Deaths Rise as CDC Says Stop
Vaping deaths are on the rise as a lung disease that’s affected over 450 Americans claimed its fifth casualty this past Friday…
Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit Verdict Sets New Standard for Drug Maker Culpability
Yesterday, in what has become the most notable opioid lawsuit in history, an Oklahoma judge ordered drug manufacturer, and Johnson & Johnson…
Recovery Unplugged Featured on A&E’s Addiction Unplugged
The stigma against substance abuse and addiction has impacted those struggling with substance use disorder in innumerable ways. Although people in recovery…
Paul Pellinger Discusses Opioid Addiction Crisis in 610 WIOD Radio Interview
Recovery Unplugged Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Paul Pellinger recently dropped by Miami’s 610 WIOD Radio to discuss how the opioid crisis…
Fatal Drug Overdoses Decline for the First Time in 30 Years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC reports that there were around 68,557 drug overdose fatalities in the United States in…
Managing the Outcome of Florida’s Pill Mills
Anyone familiar with the current opioid crisis in the United States has heard of the impact that Florida’s “pill mills” have had…
Children: Invisible Victims of the Opioid Epidemic
Children often bear the brunt of their parents’ mistakes, and we’re learning that the opioid addiction crisis is no exception to this…