Hope and Healing Beyond Heroin Fall Awareness Campaign
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. Green Rd., South Euclid, OH 44121 Panel members to include: Dr. Paul Shaniuk, Chief Resident in Medicine/Pediatrics at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Dr. Maureen Dee, Executive Director, Catholic Charities Treatment, Prevention and Recovery Programs Rose DeRoia, Pharmacist and mother who lost her so to [...]
US heroin deaths jump 533% since 2002, report says
(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 -- a 533% jump. These numbers are a striking marker of the lethality of the opioid epidemic that has taken root across the country. More Americans lost to drugs than in Vietnam War Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Tom Price said more American lives [...]
SEPT 21: Heroin, Fentanyl and Carfentanil: The Triple Threat on Our Doorstep
"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 Combat Opioid Crisis with Cleveland Clinic Parents, join Saint Joseph Academy and Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital for a panel discussion entitled "Heroin, Fentanyl and Carfentanil: The Triple Threat on Our Doorstep." This event hopes to bring residents, community partners and local experts together to engage in [...]