Recently the Baltimore Sun published a piece about counterfeit oxycodone in Harford County Maryland. This counterfeit-cocktail is linked to an increasing number of deaths in that area. In May 2016, three people overdosed in one weekend. The counterfeit pills are so dangerous because they contain fentanyl, heroin, and caffeine instead of the pure oxycodone that is expected. Those at risk must be ...
Heroin Overdose in California: A Rising Statistic
Just like the rest of the country, California is caught in an epidemic. Heroin overdose in California is like a runaway freight train. It’s hurtling ahead faster and ever more recklessly, which it will do without check until it wrecks. Oh, wait a minute—the worst is happening right now. The train has already devastated thousands of lives. KCRA television broadcasting out of Davis not long ago ...
Are We Misusing Narcan for Heroin Overdose?
Can you imagine lying in an emergency room barely conscious, not even aware whether you will live or die after a heroin overdose? For some time now we’ve been hearing frightening statistics about opiate overdose victims. People who start out with a simple pain pill addiction turn to heroin because they can no longer access or afford expensive pills. Does that sound like you? Opiate addiction ...
Opioid Dependence: An Equal Opportunity Killer
This is the second part in a story about naloxone, the drug that can bring you back from the brink of death if you overdose because of your heroin or opioid dependence. NBC reported recently on the heroin epidemic and the FDA’s recent approval of naloxone, also known as Narcan. Reporter Kate Snow interviewed a Vermont married couple, both doctors working at a medication-assisted treatment ...
