San Diego Ramping up Opioid Law Enforcement

Lasting Recovery June 6, 2018

“Working closely with the District Attorney’s Office, and federal, state and local law enforcement partners, the Southern District of California has charged three alleged opioid dealers with distribution of narcotics resulting in death. Our office is committed to holding dealers ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, DRUG ADDICTION, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Tags opioid abuse, Opioid Law Enforcement

Opioid Abuse among Partygoers

Lasting Recovery June 5, 2018

“We've always known that electronic dance music party attendees are at high risk for use of club drugs such as ecstasy or Molly, but we wanted to know the extent of opioid use in this population.” ~ Dr. Joseph Palamar, ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SYNTHETIC DRUGS Tags opioid abuse

The Letter That Started the Opioid Epidemic, Part 2

Lasting Recovery November 4, 2017

(This is 2nd and final installment about the origins of the opioid epidemic) Doctors and Patients Were Lied To But here’s the thing – the study mentioned in the letter only included patients that were given small doses of opioids ...Read More

Categories EDUCATION, OPIOIDS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Tags opioid abuse

Overdose Deaths Continue to Climb in the United States

Lasting Recovery July 22, 2017

"The epidemic of deaths involving opioids continues to worsen. Prescription opioid misuse and use of heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl are intertwined and deeply troubling problems." ~Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Preliminary analysis of ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, OVERDOSE Tags drug overdose, opioid abuse

Lengthy Prescriptions Increase the Risk of Opioid Abuse- Part 1

Lasting Recovery April 21, 2017

“We also identified another danger area. The overwhelming majority of people who died were chronic users, meaning they were on the same medication for 3 consecutive months or more. That is a warning.” ~Dr. Roneet Lev, Director of Operations at ...Read More

Categories PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE Tags opioid abuse

Opioid Abuse in America by the Numbers

Lasting Recovery February 24, 2017

“It’s so rare to see a cause of death increase in the US. Since 2000, more than 300,000 people have died of opiates, and we have yet to see big decreases anywhere.” ~Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for ...Read More

Categories EDUCATION, OVERDOSE, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Tags opioid abuse