Today, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day. The global event aims to raise overdose awareness and fight addiction stigmas. Initiated in 2001 in Melbourne,
States and the federal government have begun suing the country’s largest pharmaceutical companies— “Big Pharma”— over America’s opioid crisis. Accusations against Big Pharma include claims
Fentanyl is one of the most dangerous illegal drugs on the streets today, with one three-milligram dose capable of instantaneous death (as compared with a
Opioid overdose kills over 115 Americans every day (National Institute on Drug Abuse), and as of June 2017, drug overdose was the leading cause of
The opioid crisis continues to devastate the country, with opioids killing over 140 Americans every day (National Public Radio). A May 2018 research letter by the
With the U.S. opioid crisis at an all-time high—over 140 Americans die every day from opioid overdose (National Public Radio) and there were over 64,000
In October, an emotional President Obama was moved by former West Virginia state senator David Grubb and his daughter’s fight against drug addiction. At a
Chris Christie Hopes to Push Addiction Treatment, Not Punishment In the fall, Chris Christie spoke out on drug rehabilitation to New Hampshire voters. The Governor
