The “warm hand-off” is a program used in Pennsylvania emergency departments. It has been designed to help overdose survivors gain access to the important follow-up care they need. When patients are stable, this program hands them over directly from emergency to a drug treatment program, like opiate substance abuse treatment. Why Is the Warm Hand-Off …
Arkansas and other U.S. states are currently fighting an opioid epidemic causing thousands of overdose deaths nationwide. To help the state combat its opioid epidemic, Walgreens has placed drug take-back receptacles in seven of its locations throughout Arkansas. Rehab centers in Arkansas are also addressing the state’s opioid crisis by helping addicts overcome opioid dependence …
The over-prescribing of opioid painkillers is fueling a nationwide opioid crisis that has resulted in over 165,000 overdose deaths throughout the last 15 years, according to the CDC. But an opioid overdose antidote drug is now playing a major role in saving the lives of thousands of opioid addicts across the U.S. This drug, called …
Arkansas currently has the 25th highest drug death rate in the U.S., and drug abuse rates are continuing to climb. John Kirtley, director of Arkansas’ Pharmaceutical Board, says 400 overdose deaths occur in Arkansas every year, and that the amount of drugs accumulated by the state’s Drug Take-Back Program reflects the severity of the current …
Arkansas authorities say state heroin abuse rates are rising since federal agents arrested 140 people in a large prescription drug bust in 2014. Now that illicit prescription drugs are no longer easily accessible, users are turning to heroin, which is often far less costly. If heroin rates continue to rise, drug rehab centers in Arkansas …