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health.usnews.com: Why Some Opioids Users Don't Fear a Fatal Overdose
Posted 6/12/2018
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, when local news agencies reported a spike in overdose deaths related to fentanyl in St. Paul, Minnesota, clinicians at an outpatient treatment clinic in that city saw an immediate effect.
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njtvonline.org: In Newark, DEA launches comprehensive plan for battling opioid epidemic
Posted 6/8/2018
Pablo Pizarro, pastor at Assembly of God Church in Newark recalled, “I’ve walked into bathrooms where my mother had a bag stuck to her, track marks all over, and she was overdosing.” With the opioid epidemic at an all-time high, stories like that of Pablo Pizarro told this morning at a DEA press conference in Newark are becoming all too common, and breaking the cycle of violence and addiction generated by drugs is becoming increasingly difficult.
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northjersey.com - Opinion: We all have responsibility in opioid fight
Posted 6/8/2018
The opioid epidemic affects all of us and we all have a responsibility as citizens to help each other tackle this epidemic. My responsibility as a nurse with almost 30 years’ experience is to help every citizen to live a healthy life. I believe we can all assist in this epidemic to save the lives of our families and friends. I believe a stronger, healthier community will decrease health care cost. At present, several billions of dollars are spent combating the opioid epidemic.
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washingtonpost.com: Federal, state authorities step up fentanyl prosecutions as drug drives spike in overdoses
Posted 6/8/2018
Federal and state law enforcement officials are aggressively prosecuting crimes involving fentanyl, utilizing statutes that were once rarely used, treating overdose deaths as homicides, seizing enormous quantities of the drug and charging foreign nationals with wide-ranging conspiracies.
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northjersey.com: How to tell if your teen is vaping
Posted 6/1/2018
“If you have a child over 10 years old, this needs to be on your radar,” said Timothy Shoemaker, a substance-abuse prevention expert and the founder of a program called MpoweredParent. Shoemaker noted that some New Jersey high schools report that up to 70 percent of their students are vaping, and all the middle schools where he’s spoken this year reported students vaping as well.
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northjersey.com - Report: NJ workplace drug tests show use of opioids down, amphetamines up
Posted 5/30/2018
More than 10 million employment-related drug tests in 2017 showed a drop in opioid-positive results, but an increase in positive results for amphetamine use.
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usatoday.com: Incarcerated opioid addicts often have to tough out withdrawal. Some jails say they have a better way.
Posted 5/24/2018
CINCINNATI — The main idea of a program, introduced here last week, to provide medication for inmates who experience opioid withdrawal is to keep them from dying.
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philly.com: How doctors help chronic pain patients taper opioid doses
Posted 5/24/2018
Doctors may disagree about chronic opioid use, but on this point they are unanimous: Cutting patients off suddenly or forcing them to reduce their dose quickly is a bad idea.
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cbsnews.com: Opioid epidemic leaving grandparents to raise grandchildren
Posted 5/14/2018
A million children now live with their grandparents primarily due to their parents' addictions, increasingly because of opioids
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nj.com: 'You haven't seen this before.' A new place to attack the opioid crisis
Posted 5/14/2018
New Jersey's opioid problem has led to a crime problem. People who are drug addicted often commit crimes and land in prison, and if these individuals don't address their addiction they're likely to commit more crimes and cost society more money, experts say.