Opioid Addiction

Several healthcare professionals, including some from Pennsylvania, were recently arrested for illegal prescriptions of painkillers and their stories are unbelievable. As a treatment center in [...]

In 2015, 69 people died from drug overdoses relating to opiates in Lackawanna County. Now, Scranton Police Department hopes to offer another solution to drug users, especially those who struggle [...]

Heroin and other opiates have been the leading perpetrators in the drug overdose crisis sweeping our country. Fentanyl, for instance, although dating back to the 70’s, has been emerging in more [...]

Prescription opioid abuse has been on a steady incline for several years, with overdose deaths nearly quadrupling since 1999. Abuse-deterrent formulations, or ADFs, are now being aggressively [...]

By now most people know that there is an epidemic of heroin and prescription drug abuse in our country. We are now reading every day of someone in our town or city that overdosed and died the [...]

The United States Senate passed a bill today to combat the opioid abuse issue by an overwhelming majority. Senators from both sides of the aisle got together today in what hopefully will begin to [...]

Effects of Use Opiate addicts use the drug to feel a sense of well-being that comes in a rush after the drug is taken. After this initial feeling of euphoria, the user goes through alternate [...]

Opiates are narcotics, and drugs in this category tend to make the user feel sleepy (downers), as opposed to energized (uppers). Many are powerful and can severely “numb” the user. As [...]

The dependence of opioids is more common than is discussed. Women and men of all races, ethnicities, educational levels, and ages are susceptible to opioids. No specific group of people, gender [...]