We have previously talked about the myths surrounding drug addiction and the lack of funding of treatment programs. New news has recently come out stating that the stigma surrounding drug addiction is lessening in the world. This stigma being that drug addiction is a criminal justice problem - now people are FINALLY realizing that drug addiction is a mental health issue and a disease that could affect anyone. However, funding remains an issue. Advocates are fighting to expand

“The lesser of two evils is still evil.” – Solomon King We open today’s post with this quote by the 1970’s singer famous for She Wears My Ring. Due to recent legislation passed by North Carolina for the approval of needle exchange programs. Needle exchange programs (NEP) are social service programs that allows injecting drug users (IDUs) to obtain hypodermic needles and associated paraphernalia at little or no cost. While NEPs provide most or all equipment free of charge, som

Hello Readers, We hope this post finds you in uplifted spirits and making better use of your time. Yes, I say that because there is a way precisely to do that: use your time in tons of creative healthy activities. How many times have we found ourselves struggling with remembering to take our daily dosage, sitting in traffic for our daily dose rituals, misplacing the medicine, or perhaps even dealing with meds being stolen? Well, you may or may not have heard about a cutting

While attending the Fed Up yearly International Overdose Awareness Day at the National Press Club on August 31, 2017 a couple of people made the following assertions: That opioid treatment regimens through Suboxone (Buprenorphine, Naxolone) and methadone are pushed by big pharma and are meant to keep patients addicted to drugs, causing additional deaths. Mr. Michael Botticelli (the champion for opioid treatment advocacy and the respectable drug czar under president Obama who