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September marks the Pennsylvania national recovery month held by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support those struggling or in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. We live in a society where millions of people are dependent on drugs and because of the negative perceptions and stigmatization from the general public commonly…
While Palm Beach County is known as a sanctuary for recovering addicts, paramedics do not get a wink of sleep, and they can race to over 20 overdose calls in a day or rescue several people in a single residence who have shared a bad batch. Last year alone, they responded to thousands of overdose…
Trumps New Bill on Healthcare Opioid overdoses killed 91 Americans a day in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The issue has become one of the sticking points in senators’ efforts to pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act, as their Obamacare standby bill is called in operation. After weeks of secret negotiations and meetings,…
RISING DRUG RATE IN THE U.S Drug abuse is affecting U.S population on huge scale and it is increasing with every passing day. Approximately 21 million Americans aged 12 and elder had a substance misuse issue in 2015, according to a new federal estimation. From 2015 it has been rising immensely, the drug addict rate.…
OPIOID CRISIS HITTING USA HARD Recently, an opioid crisis has hit the USA, which have resulted in a state of emergency. “The opioid catastrophe is an emergency, and I’m saying publicly right now it is an emergency. It’s a nationwide emergency. We’re going to devote a lot of period, a lot of determination and a…
MEDICAL MARIJUANA The word medical marijuana refers to consuming the whole, unrefined marijuana plant or its simple extracts to cure signs of disorder and other conditions. The U.S. Food and Medication Administration (FDA) has not acknowledged the marijuana plant as medication. Often, people become mixed up among the terms cannabis and marijuana. Cannabis is a type for…
GOP rejects Obamacare… Who will it affect? While it may be of no surprise to many that Trump is not doing what he promised, such as not interfering with Medicaid. He promised all the voters that he will provide insurance to everyone in need but the recent decision to repeal Obamacare has caused a fury…
The fight to combat the opioid crisis is a key issue that commands virtually unanimous support on Capitol Hill. Why? Communities in various states are struggling to control the opioid epidemic that has created havoc in the US and affected every one irrespective of their age, race, and socioeconomic status. In this context, Medicaid, which…
New York Senator Schumer Demands Opioid Commission to Get its Act Together Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, recently called on the President’s ‘Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis’ for creating a program that will help save struggling addicts in the country. The senator was reported saying that he had never witnessed a…
The Effects of the Repeal of Obamacare on Addiction Treatment Costs The early part of 2010 witnessed the rolling out of new healthcare policies by the Obama administration. These policies were formulated to offer accessible and affordable health insurance cover to those Americans who were previously uninsured. The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment reported…
