Rx Awareness: Sharing real stories about the devastation of opioid use disorder and overdose Overdoses from opioids are on the rise and killing Americans of all races and ages. From 1999 to 2015, more than 183,000 people died in the U.S. from overdoses related to prescription opioids. Families and communities across the country are coping [...]
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Another epicenter alert has been issued in Trumbull County after more than a dozen additional overdoses happened overnight. “The anxiety level ramped up,” said Linda Spies, whose son is in recovery. Last night, 15 people overdosed, bringing the total number to 49 overdoses — including five deaths — since last Friday, [...]
CLEVELAND - With the opioid epidemic considered a national emergency, News 5 has learned the answer to this scourge may be here in Cleveland. The president's opioid task force is coming here to look for some answers. Behind the wall of the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center lies a possible solution to a national [...]
Catholic Charities and Diocesan Social Action Office Hope and Healing Beyond Heroin Fall Awareness Campaign (Sept. thru Nov. 2017) Various Opioid Crisis Forum Presentations Sponsored throughout the Diocese Cuyahoga County Opioid Crisis Forum (South Euclid/eastern Cuyahoga County) Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish – Parish Family Center Tuesday, September 26, 2017 – 7:00 PM 1545 S. [...]
(CNN)The number of heroin users in the United States jumped from 404,000 in 2002 to 948,000 in 2016, a 135% increase, according to the most recent government numbers. But even more striking: The number of people who had fatal overdoses related to heroin has skyrocketed from 2,089 in 2002 to an estimated 13,219 in 2016 [...]
"Heroin, Fentanyl and Carfentanil: The Triple Threat on Our Doorstep" will take place on Thursday, September 21, 5-8 p.m. at Saint Joseph Academy. Cost is free and is open to the public. All are welcome. A wellness credit will be offered to students that attend. Attendees must register at clevelandclinic.org/TripleThreat. Join Us to Learn How to [...]
AKRON, Ohio - For drug dealers, one of the biggest challenges of selling synthetic opioids like fentanyl is the likelihood that the product will kill their customers. To reduce that chance, many test the drugs on human guinea pigs. Bryan Stalnaker volunteered for that job. On March 24, 2015, the dose he shot up in [...]
