Using dietary supplements, such as fish oil, multivitamins, and other over-the-counter health-related products is a daily habit for many Americans. In fact, dietary supplements are big business. According to the FDA, there are an estimated 75,000 different products sold as dietary supplements, purchased by more […]
The prevalence of addiction in the United States, from tobacco use to alcoholism, and the opioid epidemic to other illicit drug abuse, takes a costly toll on the nation’s physical, emotional and financial wellbeing. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimates the price of […]
In early 2019, Google reported that searches for “medication disposal near me” reached an all-time high in January. This represents a spike in public awareness about the dangers of leftover, unused medications that, in many cases, are addictive and even deadly. While that’s good news, […]
At the end of January 2019, officials at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection declared a seizure of fentanyl powder and pills โ 254 pounds in total โ the largest in history. It was enough of the deadly synthetic opioid to kill an estimated 100 […]
October 23 to 31, 2020 Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug-Free.โข Red Ribbon Week is a national campaign that takes place every year in October to promote a drug-free America. The Red Ribbon became a symbol for drug prevention in 1985, and the NFP sponsored […]
The stark reality of the opioid crisis in America is that more than 115 people die every day as a result of prescription painkillers, heroin, and fentanyl. To put that tragic statistic into context, more people die in one year from opioid overdoses than American […]
Chronic pain is one of the leading causes of long-term disability in the United States. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 76 million Americans, about one in four people, suffer from pain that lasts longer than 24 hours, and millions more […]
Meth is back and it’s cheaper and purer than ever before. With national attention focused on the country’s epidemic of heroin and prescription painkiller abuse, law enforcement and health care professionals are seeing a massive resurgence of methamphetamines on the street. To complicate matters, a […]
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, a time for people to share the story of someone they’ve lost to drugs and support others who are struggling because of a recent loss. The day of awareness is entering its 20th consecutive year, having gotten its […]
Technological advances have revolutionized the healthcare industry. From the stethoscope early on to pacemakers, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), laparoscopic surgery that’s less invasive and, well, the list goes on and on. Some experts even suggest that 3D printers will be able to replicate human organs […]
