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American’s Life Expectancy Drops Due to Opioid Crisis

According to the CDC, life expectancy among Americans has fallen for the second year in a row as the opioid crisis continues to drive up overall death rates. In 2016 alone a total of 63,000 people died from drug overdoses, which is up a whopping 21 percent from 2015.  Opioid-related overdoses surged 28 percent, killing… Continue Reading American’s Life Expectancy Drops Due to Opioid Crisis

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Does the Substance Abuse Treatment Program Treat the Whole Family?

Addiction is often referred to as a “family disease,” this is because it affects the family and friends of the addict. Often, we are only thinking of getting the person who is struggling to find help, but substance abuse treatment goes much further than just treating the addict. One of the most critical questions anyone… Continue Reading Does the Substance Abuse Treatment Program Treat the Whole Family?

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DisposeRx Teams Up With Walmart for Opioid Disposal

Walmart has become the first national pharmacy chain to offer free opioid disposal solutions at all pharmacy locations with DisposeRx, according to a press release on Businesswire. The Opioid Epidemic In October of 2017 the opioid epidemic was labeled a public health emergency. Opioids are a class of drugs that include heroin as well as… Continue Reading DisposeRx Teams Up With Walmart for Opioid Disposal

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Know the Symptoms: The 4 Stages of Alcoholism

If you suffer from alcohol addiction, you are not alone. As of 2015, over 17 million people deal with alcohol abuse or dependence every day. Addiction is a sneaky disease that tricks you into thinking you’re in control while tightening its grasp on your life. What starts as harmless experimentation can evolve into dependence, which quickly turns… Continue Reading Know the Symptoms: The 4 Stages of Alcoholism

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