OPIOID CRISIS
Opioid Addiction on the Rise Among Older Americans
The opioid addiction epidemic is a nationwide public health crisis that’s claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans since the turn of the century. The epidemic has become so widespread that it’s affected every demographic of the American population, including the elderly. Given the unique risk factors that older populations who misuse opioids face, public health efforts and policy should be directed at helping the elderly seek treatment.
Two Decades Later—Why Are Americans Still Dying from Opiate Overdoses?
The opioid epidemic in the United States first began to develop at the turn of the century. Now a National Public Health Emergency, this crisis has been ongoing for over two decades.
Opioid Addiction in the Workforce
As the opioid crisis has swept across America, this addiction nightmare has now made its way into the workforce. What will it take for American workers and employers to create a safe, drug-free work environment?
The Threat of “Pill Mills” in America
Pill mills were a big part of what created the opiate epidemic, and many of them still exist today. How does one spot these criminal organizations?
No Demographic Is Safe from the Opioid Crisis
Our great nation is struggling with a highly lethal drug epidemic, one which causes problems and crippling issues of the very worst kind. For years we have felt the tight grip of the addiction crisis. With 24 million-plus people in the U.S. struggling with substance abuse, it’s likely that most of us have been affected by this problem in some way or another.
Addiction: Blind to Race, Religion, Income Bracket
The Washington Post reported that more than 115 people die every day from opioid related use. Anyone who takes opioids is at risk of developing addiction…
What Doctors Have to Say About Addictive Prescription Drugs
Prescription drug abuse has risen rapidly through the ranks of addiction difficulties, steadily climbing to become the single most dangerous and risky substance abuse problem that our nation now faces.
How Can Doctors Identify Drug Abuse Better?
Drug and alcohol addiction is a grim topic, one that is not very well understood by most. For the most part, such habits exist as monsters in the closet, dark obsessions that folks would rather not know much about. Ignorance is bliss, as they say.
