Saving Youth from Overdosing

No more kids should die from opiate addiction, overdose, or trying to manage pain that can be done with a non-lethal plant.

In the news recently have been some uplifting wins for medical cannabis. Just recently, a little girl in Mexico won the right to…

HEROIN AND FAMILIES

My name is Katie, welcome to my story.

I have decided to share my knowledge and give my support in any way I can to help your family with this horrific war on heroin. So please take this walk with me, lets join hands together, through a journey only a loved one could share.

(Almost) Everything Johann Hari knows about addiction is wrong

It has been about a year since Johann Hari made a big splash with his book, Chasing the Scream. In the wake of its release was a Ted talk, several interviews, an article, and even a fan-created YouTube animation that all…

Naloxone, AKA Narcan, Availability

With legislation in previous years, the “opiate antagonist” has become a ubiquitous part of the overdose conversation in Connecticut. Officials have pointed to the following:

• In 2012, legislation was signed into law that allowed prescriptions…

Whole Love

The storm wasn’t visible at first as it swirled in the distance but we could sense a change. Our happy home was undergoing an unsettling shift, a movement toward darkness. My husband and I were perched, aware, watching, analyzing — yet somehow a cyclone succeeded in spinning its way into our lives. The storm…

One in Four

One out of every four Pennsylvania households is affected by addiction. More than 2,400 Pennsylvanians died from overdoses last year, making it the leading cause of accidental death in our Commonwealth.