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Our non-profit corporation will forefront a movement to facilitate change and bring awareness to the widespread abuse of drugs; heroin in particular, through education. We are aiming to accomplish the following:
-To educate parents and young adults on topics relating to drug abuse.
-Fight to change laws which hinder the treatment and recovery of substance abusers by prioritizing rehabilitation o
11/17/2021
If we don't get a handle on this we will only see the numbers go up. This article explores the hopes of an "all hands on deck" approach. What are your thoughts?
'A staggering increase': Yearly overdose deaths top 100,000 for first time Drug overdose deaths topped 100,000 in a single year for the first time, with opioids responsible for the majority.
07/14/2021
Scary statistics. Also my fear when someone comes from rehab and thinks they can continue habit at a dosage they used before rehab and we lose them.
What are your thoughts?
Drug overdose deaths hit highest number ever recorded, CDC data shows — CNN Drug overdose deaths rose by close to 30% in the US in 2020, hitting the highest number ever recorded, the CDC reported Wednesday.
06/28/2021
Helping Drug Users Survive, Not Abstain: ‘Harm Reduction’ Gains Federal Support GREENSBORO, N.C. — The thin young man quietly took in the room as he waited for the free supplies meant to help him avoid dying: sterile water and cookers to dissolve illicit drugs; clean syringes; alcohol wipes to prevent infection; and naloxone, a medicine that can reverse overdoses. A sign on t...
02/04/2021
Too small of a price
McKinsey Settles for $573 Million Over Role in Opioid Crisis The consulting firm has reached the agreement with 47 states because of its advice to drugmakers, including Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.
12/22/2020
Higher numbers of Overdose deaths than Covid deaths........
Overdose deaths far outpace coronavirus deaths in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A record 621 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco so far this year, a staggering number that far outpaces the 173 deaths from COVID-19 the city has seen thus far. The…
11/06/2020
Oregon Leading the way to legalizing's hard drugs. What are your thoughts?
Oregon leads the way in decriminalizing hard drugs SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offenses, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of he**in,...
10/21/2020
A bit of justice.
Question How do you pay 225 million in civil fines and not admit wrong doing???
Purdue Pharma agrees to plead guilty over OxyContin marketing Purdue Pharma could pay up to $8 billion in the settlement related to the opioid crisis.
