Michael D. Pitman Staff Writer MADISONVILLE, Ohio Many experience the opioid epidemic from what they can see. But Dr. Janet Everhard, of New Richmond, calls the epidemic “quite invisible” said said the aftermath of overdoses…
Posted on February 8, 2018February 9, 2018 by Katherine Sims One approach to preventing opioid overdose fatalities is to provide overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND). This is another form of harm reduction intervention.…
February 7, 2018 by The Partnership If your son or daughter is using drugs and alcohol, you may have been told that certain things you do for them are “enabling.” Meanwhile, all you really want…
January 29, 2018 by Josie Feliz Earlier this month, Nancy and Michael Grogan, along with other cycling enthusiasts, family and friends who believe in the Partnership’s mission, came together for the Second Annual Ride for…
January 30, 2018 by Josie Feliz The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids is proud to be working with the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, on an innovative new program to help local parents…
January 31, 2018 by Josie Feliz NEW YORK – January 31, 2018 – President Donald Trump delivered the 2018 State of the Union address to the nation last night and offered Congress a detailed plan…
Lexy Cummins Reporter lcummins@tribtoday.com HOWLAND — Removing items from a brown paper bag, Lama Green displayed to a gymnasium full of students and community members on Tuesday the shoes and clothing her brother was wearing…
By Ed Runyan runyan@vindy.com HOWLAND Joe Dragovich started life on Youngstown’s East Side “poor and on welfare.” “Life’s tough. Nobody said it was going to be easy,” Dragovich told students Tuesday at Howland High School…
Feb 5, 2017 - Renee Fox An elephant tranquilizer and a Soviet-era warfare agent caused the death of five people out of at least 98 who died from accidental drug overdoses in 2016, according…
The Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network Fentanyl The OSAM Network first picked up on fentanyl as a substitute for heroin in January 2003 when a female heroin-user reported that the "china white" (white powdered heroin)…
March 23, 2017 by Partnership News Service Staff Pills that look like Xanax but contain the powerful opioid fentanyl have been linked to nine deaths in Pinellas County, Florida in recent weeks. The pills are…
By Marcia Lee These are all-too common scenes appearing in our communities: A mom goes into her daughter’s room and sees her limp on her bed. Blue lips. Not breathing. A friend finds his buddy…
By Partnership News Service Staff November 2nd, 2016 A synthetic opioid known as “pink” is legal in most states, even though it is almost eight times stronger than morphine, CNN reports. The drug, also known…
By Partnership News Service Staff August 2nd, 2016 Many people still see addiction as a character flaw instead of a chronic disease of the brain, according to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. He told The…
By Michael Ascher MD and Barry Lessin 03/11/15 10 Early Recovery Tips for Patients and Families Introduction: One of the difficulties confronted in early recovery is expressed by the notion that “trust takes years to…
by Lisa Davis on June 24, 2015 in Helping a Loved One, Painkillers and OpioidsComments 1 The numbers are truly alarming: It’s estimated that between 26.4 million and 36 million people worldwide suffer from substance…
Terry DeMio, tdemio@enquirer.com12:52 p.m. EDT June 24, 2015 Medical science says there is no question: Addiction is a disease. Just consider what happens in the brain, says Dr. Mike "Mina" Kalfas, a certified addiction specialist…
Doctor: Some of the worst impacts of the opioid epidemic go unseen