by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Sep 26, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Rehab, Alcoholic, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
The US House of Representatives and the Senate have each now passed bipartisan bills to fight the opioid epidemic and overdose (OD) death crisis. The two bills now have to be reconciled in conference, but the President is expected to sign the resulting bill. Action is...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Sep 19, 2018 | Addiction, Drug Abuse, Mental health
You may have heard that Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine. It’s true, but not very much. According to one source, at its peak, there were only about 17 grams of cocaine in 25 million gallons of Coca-Cola syrup, about a year’s supply, which “wasn’t enough to give a fly...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Sep 12, 2018 | Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Rehab, Alcoholic, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Dual Diagnosis, Media, Mental health, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Rapper Mac Miller — who was open about his substance use disorder in his music and interviews — died Sept. 7. As of this writing (Sept. 10), the toxicology reports had not been released yet, but no “apparent” cause of death, drug-related or...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Sep 5, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
In the White House’s efforts to fight the opioid crisis in the United States, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has announced another policy: no safe injection sites. Rosenstein has declared that efforts by several states to launch pilot programs to test...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Aug 22, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
How FDA & DEA Failures Contributed To The Opioid Crisis The pharmaceutical companies have received their share of blame for the opioid addiction crisis—maybe not as much as they deserve, and maybe without the consequences that should have ensued—but they are not...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jul 25, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
We’re still in the midst of an opioid crisis (or an opioid epidemic, or opioid national emergency, depending upon with whom you speak). And while the US government has been criticized for not doing enough, it is doing some things. Among them is that the US. Food...
