Archive for February 2016

Educate your loved ones on the dangers of drug abuse (this includes perscription drugs). Many people die from drug overdoses every year- it can happen to anyone. http://mobile.philly.com/news/opinion?wss=%2Fphilly%2Fopinion&id=367604621

This is a great read!! Asking for help can be hard to do, but you can turn that around and make asking for help your superpower. http://www.amethystrecovery.org/we-are-not-supermen-the-virtues-of-asking-for-help/

This is a very interesting article on how people view addiction and recovery. http://beat.drugabuse.com/5-controversial-thoughts-addiction/2/#.VrDw6rIrLIV

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gabor-mate-addiction_us_569fd18ae4b0fca5ba76415c

Drug dealers have begun to sell heroin mixed with Fentanyl, a strong pain killer used for cancer patients. Pharmacist Scott Miller said that if Fentanyl is in the wrong hands, it can be deadly. In York county, there have been at least 29 deaths due to heroin overdoses. http://fox43.com/2016/01/21/coroner-issues-warning-about-deadly-heroin-mix-in-york-county/

Addiction affects not only the user, but the whole family. One woman tells her story about the presence of heroin in her life. Unfortunately, her story can relate to many others who have a loved one suffering from addiction. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alicia-cook/heroin-is-the-worst-thing-to-ever-happen-to-me_b_8924338.html

“Users don’t know what they are getting and one hit (of Molly) can put you in the hospital” – Or even worse, kill you. There have been a rising number of deaths across the country attributed to the drug.Molly consists of synthetic drugs as well as other unknown toxic chemicals. http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/22/health/9-things-molly-drug/index.html