It’s a thought that everyone impacted by addiction has had before. What do you do when someone overdoses? Worse, what is there to do if someone you love overdoses? There are millions who are still out there a...
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Recovery Unplugged Observes International Overdose Awareness Day 2019
Today marks International Overdose Awareness Day 2019, an increasingly resonant global event spearheaded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aimed at promoting awareness of the scope and pre...
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 2018. While it seems like the height of lunacy to regard this number as ...
The Disconnect: Can Better Cooperation between ERs and Treatment Centers Improve Odds for Drug Overdose Survivors?
So many have us have been there: it’s 3:30 in the morning and we get a frantic call or text telling us our loved one is in the hospital due to drug overdose. Maybe we even saw it happen right in front of us, ...
Testing Strips to Prevent Fentanyl Overdose: Getting Smart or Giving Up?
Fentanyl overdose has been one of the primary contributors to the alarming and tragic uptick in overall drug-related deaths in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports tha...
American Overdose Deaths Reach Another Record High in 2017
It’s the news no one wanted to hear but many knew was coming. Preliminary data on American overdose deaths has yielded a tragic and nauseating revelation regarding the state of drug use throughout the country...
Drug Overdose Deaths Expected to Hit Record Highs for Third Straight Year
In 2014, over 47,000 Americans died from drug overdose. This shocking and tragic figure dealt a hard blow to the morale of the prevention movement; however, it also created an increased sense of urgency and mob...