It is one of the most well-known drugs, but also one that people know very little about other than how dangerous it can be to…
Amanda StevensMarch 22, 2021
More horrific statistics that directly relate to the ongoing opioid abuse epidemic have just been released by the National Center for Health Statistics. The average…
Bonnie BartonDecember 27, 2017
It’s been 48 days since President Trump considered but not formally declared the opioid epidemic to be a national emergency, however legal steps have yet…
Bonnie BartonSeptember 28, 2017
As we face history’s most deadly opioid epidemic, the time to take action and get involved is now. August 31st, International Overdose Awareness Day, is…
Bonnie BartonAugust 31, 2017
Crippling communities across the United States, the opioid epidemic continues to devastate daily, with no signs of remission. Our White House’s Commission on Combating Drug…
Bonnie BartonAugust 2, 2017
Morticians in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Stark, and Summit counties in Ohio are now using 20-foot cooling trailers as mobile morgues due to the horrific influx in…
Bonnie BartonJuly 12, 2017
Another week, another story of mothers losing their children. These stories break my heart. The Louisville, Kentucky area has been under siege with a string…
Bonnie BartonFebruary 17, 2017
How much is a human life worth? Pharmaceutical companies seem to be trying to answer that question lately with outrageous price gouges for life-saving…
Bonnie BartonFebruary 8, 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published a groundbreaking report on addiction in America. Appropriately called “Facing Addiction in America,” the report aims…
Bonnie BartonJanuary 30, 2017
As the federal government is trying to crack down on prescription painkiller abuse, drug traffickers are attempting to thwart them at every turn. A tactic…
Bonnie BartonJanuary 23, 2017
It’s like something out of a science fiction story - shadowy companies deliberately pumping the populace full of dangerous chemicals for its own gain. For…
Bonnie BartonJanuary 3, 2017
The Los Angeles Times is in the midst of a hard-hitting investigation on the prescription drug epidemic in the United States. They’ve dutifully covered the…
Bonnie BartonDecember 27, 2016
Every year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gather an enormous amount of data about the health of our population. They spend…
Bonnie BartonDecember 13, 2016
The opioid and heroin epidemic in the United States continues to devastate communities all across the country. Recently, Delray Beach, with a population of 62,000,…
Bonnie BartonNovember 8, 2016
The Huffington Post published a story by Maureen Wittels, the mother of award-winning comedy writer Harris Wittels, on the loss of her son to heroin.…
Bonnie BartonNovember 3, 2016
Taking the National Opioid Epidemic Head On After decades of struggle in managing the abuse of opioids in the U.S., change is underway at the…
Bonnie BartonOctober 25, 2016
This September, as part of National Recovery Month, September 18 through September 24 was declared Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week. With this declaration,…
Bonnie BartonOctober 5, 2016
"The first 12-step call I ever did was for a 17-year-old girl in Coppell. I found her sitting on her four poster bed in pink…
Bonnie BartonSeptember 22, 2016
