Tag: drug overdose

Confused, Accused, and Retraumatized

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At the hospital, what traumatized me the most was that my freedom was in the hands of a professional who was steadfast in his conviction that I was feeling things I was not.

The First Count of Fentanyl Deaths in 2016

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FromĀ The New York Times: According to the first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths to cover all of 2016, drug overdose deaths increased by...

The Link Between Opioids and Unemployment

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FromĀ The Atlantic: A recent study found that increases in unemployment rates are associated with increased opioid overdoses and emergency room visits. Article →­

ā€œDrug Overdoses Propel Rise in Mortality Rates of Young Whitesā€

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ā€œThe rising death rates for those young white adults, ages 25 to 34, make them the first generation since the Vietnam War years of the mid-1960s to experience higher death rates in early adulthood than the generation that preceded it,ā€ the ā€˜Times reports.