Overdose: Profile MDMA
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) By Cheryl Steinberg MDMA, also known as Molly or ecstasy, is an illegal drug that acts as both...
View ArticleApproval Spreading for Overdose Antidote Clinics
Author: Justin Mckibben If you haven’t noticed, death by drug overdose continues to kill in staggering numbers, and the country’s population remains poisoned by the plague of prescription painkiller...
View Article“Predator” Heroin in Pittsburgh Pushes Overdose Epidemic to Next Level
Author: Justin Mckibben The overdose epidemic in America is at full throttle and blazing a serious trail with no signs of stopping in the immediate future. A disheartening abundance of live continue...
View ArticleYour Brain on Drugs: Flakka
By Cheryl Steinberg Called “$5 Insanity” on the streets, Flakka – a relatively new designer drug that’s scourging the Florida landscape – is known as such because it’s cheap and it causes intense...
View ArticleRevolutionary Police Reform Uses Treatment NOT Punishment for Addicts
Author: Justin Mckibben Changing law enforcement methods to better address drug addiction has started to get more and more exposure as time marches on, and it seems to have become more understandable...
View ArticlePutting Purdue Pharma OxyContin Advertising in Check
Author: Justin Mckibben There is no doubt most people have already heard or read something about how the FDA recently approved the powerful opiate painkiller OxyContin to be prescribed and...
View ArticleDentists Now Drill Patients on Illegal Drug Use
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) Author: Shernide Delva Your employer may not be the only one questioning your illegal drug...
View ArticleRecovery Coaches Team with Police to Offer Detox to Addicts
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) Author: Justin Mckibben Now is a time for innovation and taking initiative as the nation tries...
View ArticleFDA Officially Approved Narcan Nasal Spray
Author: Justin Mckibben We got a piece of exciting news this week that may help send the struggle with opiate addiction in America in a different direction. The opiate outbreak fueling the overdose...
View ArticleShould There Be Drug Testing at Music Festivals?
Author: Justin Mckibben Have you ever been to a music festival? It is something incredible; there really isn’t anything like the vibrant experience of camping out for a few days among thousands of...
View ArticleAbusing Cough Syrup: The Dangers in Doses
Author: Justin Mckibben It truthfully isn’t anything new, although many people don’t often understand how prominent abusing cough syrup has become. There have been news stories and headlines before...
View ArticleCould a Heroin Vaccine Really Work?
Author: Justin Mckibben Heroin and other opiate abuse and addiction have been described as a plague across the country. Deaths from overdose have been deemed an outbreak, and the issue with trying to...
View ArticleNaloxone Finally in the Hands of Delray Beach Police Department
Author: Justin Mckibben Some people may remember back in June of 2015 the story broke ground with the announcement that Florida’s Republican Governor Rick Scott gave the final approval for bill...
View ArticleStigma VS Fact: Supervised Injection Facilities
Author: Justin Mckibben I know what you’re thinking… but just set aside that thought for a second. Many of us know the flaws of contempt prior to investigation. So I ask of you to consider the...
View ArticleCould This New App Save Addicts When They Overdose?
Author: Justin Mckibben The year is 2016, and pretty much everyone you know who is old enough to use a phone has one in their pocket that can play their favorite music, make credit card purchases with...
View ArticlePROPAGANDA Lake Worth Hosting Heroin Awareness Concert
Author: Justin Mckibben Music is always better when it means something, and sometimes that music needs to be heard so you have to play it really loud to get the message across. At least that’s what...
View ArticleNew Drug Carfentanil More Dangerous Than Heroin and Fentanyl
Author: Justin Mckibben In case you have never read one of my stories on Ohio, I am a born and raised Buckeye. While living away from home for a few years I have taken every opportunity to read about...
View ArticleFaith-Based Hope Over Heroin Brings Ohio Together
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) Author: Justin Mckibben It has been heavy on my heart when hearing about the outbreak of...
View ArticleOhio Parents Overdose Photo: How Addiction is Killing Families
Author: Justin Mckibben Probably one of the most disturbing articles I have written about my home state of Ohio is one I can’t ignore. Since the photo of the two parents overdose in a car with a child...
View ArticleAmerica VS Big Pharma: Fighting for Naloxone Funding
Author: Justin Mckibben Back in 1971 the brand name Narcan, generic- Naloxone, was introduced to the world. The opiate overdose antidote has become a popular topic of discussion in our world today....
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