Although there is a lot going in the world… especially when it comes to the topic of health and wellness… we cannot forget that we are still dealing with the prevalence of opioid and prescription (Rx) drug abuse and misuse.…
The Nightmare on YOUR Street!
Parents, picture this…
Its Friday night. You are sitting at home watching TV in your quiet house in your quiet neighborhood. Suddenly, you hear multiple sirens flood your neighborhood, whisking pass your home and down the street to the neighbor’s …
Fighting The EPIDEMIC Starts With EDUCATION!
Concerning the opioid epidemic, prevention work is vital because it ultimately means preventing addiction and possibly death!
Reducing access through proper disposal of unused or expired prescriptions and locking up medicines can reduce exposure; however, we also need EDUCATION to …
Preventing Rx Drug Misuse! “Don’t Be the Dealer”
Last Saturday, October 26th, was National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The purpose of this event was to provide communities with a means to safely dispose expired or unused prescription (Rx) drug medication in addition to educating community members about …
BREAKING NEWS: The Latest in Combacting the Opioid Epidemic
Opioid misuse and opioid-related deaths have grown exponentially over the past five years, but we are starting to see some progress in fighting this epidemic!
Check out this news post recently published by CNN concerning the latest news in the …
The Opioid Epidemic and Cobb County
Opioid addiction has become a major crisis in the United States. In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services declared a “public health emergency” as opioid-related overdoses continued to rise across the country. Opioids include prescription drugs commonly prescribed …
Opioid PSA
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) has recently released a PSA regarding opioids and Georgia’s Good Samaritan Law.
To check out this PSA, visit the web link below:
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CDC Reports 19% Increase in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported an increase in teen overdose deaths by 19% between 2014 and 2015. The increase in death rate rose from 3.1 deaths per 100,000 teens to 3.7 per 100,000. In 2015, …
Deaths Caused by Drug Overdose Rises in Middle Georgia
Over the weekend there was a sharp increase in the death toll from drug overdoses in Middle Georgia. Robert Ketchup, a 30-year-old man from Macon, was found dead in what is suspected to be the result of ingesting a street …
Know the Facts: Gray Death Epidemic
Cobb County is an ideal hub for drug trafficking with major interstate highways running through or near the area in addition to the fact that Cobb is the 3rd largest county in the state of Georgia—it is known to be …