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One Nation Over Dosed | Ohio Ground Zero Opioid EpidemicDrug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. That means, right now, more Americans are dying from drug overdose than car accidents, gun shot wounds, and even HIV related deaths. […] Read More |
Opioid Overdose: Leading Cause Of Accidental Death | U.S.For a long time people were able to brush off addicts and their addiction as a moral failing, but now that opioid overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., it’s kind […] Read More |
The Facts On The New Deadly Opioid Combo, ‘Gray Death’A new opioid combination called ‘gray death’ has hit the streets and authorities are warning the public about the likelihood of overdose death, according to Fox News Health. Here is what you need to know about this deadly […] Read More |
PBC Medical Examiner: 590 Opioid Overdose Deaths In 2016If you live in Palm Beach, Florida, it’s likely that you know someone who has experienced an opioid drug abuse problem, overdose, or drug induced death. In 2016 alone, there were an estimated 590 opioid overdose […] Read More |
St. Lucie County Arrests: 99 People Arrested On Drug ChargesPort St. Lucie, Fl – St. Lucie County arrests are garnering lots of attention in the news this month. Ninety-nine (99) drug-related arrests were made near the Okeechobee Music Festival in just two days as […] Read More |
Jim Carrey Sued Over Ex-Girlfriend’s Drug Overdose DeathAccording to CNN, Jim Carrey’s ex-girlfriend’s husband is suing the celebrity for supposedly providing prescription pills that may have caused her overdose death. Jim Carrey Sued Cathriona White, 30-year-old ex-girlfriend of Jim Carrey, was found in her […] Read More |
13 Overdoses In One Weekend in Delray Beach, FLIn late July, a series of overdoses in Delray Beach left two people dead. Police have speculated that fentanyl was the culprit. Delray Beach Drug Overdoses A deadly weekend On the weekend of July 22, […] Read More |
Florida Sunset Music Festival: 2 Tampa Drug Overdose DeathsTampa police are investigating the death of two concertgoers who attended the Sunset Music Festival in Florida. Drug overdoses are believed to be the cause. Sunset Music Festival Deaths A Medical Examiner from Hillsborough County […] Read More |
Drug Overdose Deaths Increase At Alarming Rate: What Is Fentanyl?Drug overdose deaths have been on the rise and you should be worried. For example, near San Francisco, CA, 42 people were treated for overdoses in less than 2 weeks; 10 of them died. Counterfeit pain pills […] Read More |
DMX Overdoses: Rapper, Earl Simmons, Saved By NarcanRapper DMX – real name Earl Simmons – was found outside a Ramada Inn in Yonkers unconscious, not breathing, and without a pulse. DMX and his people deny drug overdose rumors, and claim this episode was […] Read More |
Lamar Odom Overdose: Fighting For His LifeLamar Odom, ex-husband of Khloé Kardashian and former NBA basketball star, was rushed Tuesday to a Las Vegas emergency room after he was discovered unresponsive in a brothel in Nevada, officials are reporting. Lamar Odom […] Read More |
Death of A Child from Drug Addiction Drove Father to Get TreatmentNothing can quite equate to the pain and sorrow felt after the death of a child. Kim and his wife Marissa Manlove lost their son, David, as a result of his battle with drug addiction […] Read More |
Deaths From Drug Overdoses On The Rise In AmericaAccording to a recent study conducted by Trust for America’s Health, deaths that result from drug overdoses has risen in the United States. Overdose was the number one cause of injury deaths, showing that 44,000 […] Read More |
NOPE Candle Light Vigil Raises Awareness of Drug Overdose DeathsDrug overdose deaths are a devastation that continue to dampen and wreck havoc on the lives of families throughout the nation. This has become a public health crisis and it can not be ignored. On […] Read More |
How Big Is Silicon Valley’s Drug Problem?Silicon Valley used to be known for its tech-driven workforce and an abundance of startup culture. As of late though, it seems Silicon Valley is making more news for its drug culture. Google exec’s death […] Read More |
Cory Monteith’s Mother Speaks Publicly For The First TimeIt’s been a little over a year since Cory Monteith died of a heroin overdose in a Vancouver hotel room. The “Glee” star’s body was found around noon on July 13, 2013 at the Fairmont […] Read More |
Alix Tichelman Involved In Two Separate Heroin Overdose DeathsFor Alix Tichelman, the aftermath from a heroin overdose of a man she was involved with, led to far more consequences than his death alone. Though Forrest Hayes, an executive at Google, was pronounced dead […] Read More |
Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead From Apparent OverdoseSunday morning came the very unfortunate news: Philip Seymour Hoffman dead from apparent overdose, found in his NYC apartment. This story is flooding the news, as it should. Hoffman was not only an award winning […] Read More |
NOPE Task Force: Vigils Raise Drug Overdose AwarenessWhen an addict or alcoholic is living their life of abuse in the sublimity of relative ease and experiencing minimal consequences of their use, horrific realities are usually not brought to their immediate attention. Unfortunately, […] Read More |
