October 6, 2016
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DEA Mandates Significant Cuts in Opioid Painkiller Production

By Partnership News Service Staff October 6th, 2016 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) this week announced it is requiring significant cuts in the production of prescription opioids, HealthDay reports. By 2017 the amount of prescription…

September 29, 2016
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Bill Would Allow Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty for Dealers of Fentanyl-Laced Heroin

By Partnership News Service Staff September 29th, 2016 A bill introduced in the U.S. House this week would allow federal prosecutors to seek capital punishment or life imprisonment for dealers of fentanyl-laced heroin, The Huffington…

September 29, 2016
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Price of Opioid Overdose Antidote Naloxone Soars

By Partnership News Service Staff September 28th, 2016 The price of naloxone is increasing at a time when the need for the opioid overdose antidote is growing, CNBC reports. Public officials say the price of…

September 23, 2016
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DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning to Police and Public

Dangerous Opioid 10,000 Times More Potent than Morphine and 100 Times More Potent than Fentanyl SEP 22 - (Washington, D.C.) – DEA has issued a public warning to the public and law enforcement nationwide…

September 7, 2016
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Drug Linked to Ohio Overdoses Can Kill in Doses Smaller than a Snowflake

Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story John Hatmaker last week in the backyard of his grandparents’ home in Norwood, Ohio. Mr. Hatmaker is one of more than 200 people to overdose…

September 2, 2016
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HAN Alert: Influx of Fentanyl- laced Counterfeit Pills and Toxic Fentanyl related Compounds

The CDC has issued a health update regarding the influx of Fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and toxic Fentanyl-related compounds. These drugs further increase the risk of Fentanyl-related overdose and fatalities. The profile of those at risk…

August 13, 2016
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What Science Says To Do If Your Loved One Has An Opioid Addiction

By Maia Szalavitz Filed under Addiction When a family member, spouse or other loved one develops an opioid addiction — whether to pain relievers like Vicodin or to heroin — few people know what to…

August 2, 2016
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Addiction a Chronic Disease of the Brain, Not a Character Flaw: Surgeon General

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…

July 2, 2016
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What’s the Difference Between Suboxone and Methadone?

By Keri Blakinger 06/28/16 They’re both important pieces in the harm reduction toolkit, but there are a lot of misconceptions about both drugs. Harm reduction is all the rage these days—especially where I come from.…

June 26, 2015
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Family Survival Skills in Early Recovery

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…

June 26, 2015
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12 Signs Someone You Love Has a Painkiller Problem

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…

June 26, 2015
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Why is addiction a disease? Here’s the brain on heroin

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…