Sept. 9, 2018 – AAS — By Mary Huber —- For many chronic pain patients, the day doesn’t start until the afternoon. They say their joints are especially stiff in the morning. It takes a couple of hours of movement and stretching to feel even close to how healthy folks … Continue to full story .......
Sept. 10, 2018 — Some experts have suggested that e-cigarettes can help wean people off regular cigarettes; others believe that they reinforce the smoking habit and increase the user’s exposure to nicotine. But there’s no dispute that e-cigarettes have grown popular since their introduction in 2004. Now a nationwide survey … Continue to full story .......
Sept. 9, 2018 — The Green, a gathering place in New Haven, Connecticut, near Yale University, looked like a mass casualty zone, with 70 serious drug overdoses over a period spanning Aug. 15 to 16.
The cause: synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2, Spice, or AK47, which induced retching, … Continue to full story .......
August 28, 2018 – AddictionNow – A recent study shows that many American citizens recognize drug abuse is a national problem but most of them are not aware of the impact in their own neighborhoods. The epidemic has affected every demographic, from senior citizens to teenagers and athletes. However,
Registration is open to attend the AAA Texas Summit on the 4Ds of Driving: Distracted, Drunk, Drugged and Drowsy on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 10 am to 3 pm at Palmer Events Center at 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin. This event is free and lunch will be provided. Law enforcement … Continue to full story .......
Aug. 8, 2018 — AUSTIN (KXAN) — “Our family suffered the loss of our son, he was 21 years old,” Dr. Rudy Morales Urby said. “We lost him to this opioid crisis. So it’s a very personal issue for us, but it’s also a professional issue.” Lawmakers got an earful… Continue to full story .......
CAN, the Community Advancement Network, in partnership with iACT, will host a series of Deliberative Dialogues in 2018 focused on the issue of how to address the Opioid epidemic. Drub abuse, a problem the Unites States has faced for decades, has taken a sharp and lethal turn with the
Across the country, the number of pregnant women addicted to opioids more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2014, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The analysis, published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, found increasing numbers of opioid use in pregnant women in all 28
Efforts to build public awareness of the factors that can prevent or mitigate adolescent substance abuse as well as support for evidence-based interventions should include appeals to moral responsibility and an explanation of the harmful effects of substance use on adolescents, a report from the Frame Works Institute suggests.
Funded … Continue to full story .......
August 3, 2018 – Spectrum News – A pilot program in Travis County is helping recovering opioid addicts, and has a success rate higher than the national average. For 34-year-old Ryan Bell, the road to recovery has been years in the making. He started using drugs when he was 16
August 5, 2018 – Statesman.Com — The Austin-Travis County Sobering Center will open for limited hours in late August before it officially launches in October, Executive Director Rhonda Patrick says. The Austin-Travis County Sobering Center will open its doors on a limited basis in late August before it officially launches … Continue to full story .......
July 27, 2018 – Statesman.com — Could the heavy media coverage of the national opioid epidemic be drawing attention and resources away from chronic mortality associated with other drugs of abuse? Recent news articles — like “We are not immune: how the opioid crisis is hitting central Texas,” published by … Continue to full story .......
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