From the Monthly Blog of Dr. Lora Volkow, Dir., National Institute on Drug Abuse Originally Posted October 29, 2019 here. This September, Dr. Volkow was invited by Thomas Farley, the Health Commissioner of Philadelphia, to see firsthand how that city is responding to the opioid crisis. With other members of NIDA leadership, she toured Prevention …
Local Opioid Abuse: A Piece of the Nation’s Newest Health Crisis
By Steven Barto I am no stranger to addiction. I started drinking and getting high the summer after high school graduation. It was 1977 and pot and southern rock went hand-in-hand. I found my answer to all the anger, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and feelings of not belonging. Of course, I had no idea where it …
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The Molecule
Andy Coop very nearly spent his career watching paint dry. The son of a machinist and school cafeteria worker, Coop hailed from Halifax in Northern England. He finished his undergraduate work in chemistry at Oxford University in 1991. He was given a choice of where to continue his studies. At Cardiff University was a professor …
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Christianity Today: How Good Church People Become Addicts – and How They Recover
Timothy King's article Just Say No to Shame in the December 2016 issue of Christianity Today includes a very insightful comment: "My recovery from opioid addiction began when I realized my addiction had chosen me." King fell to the disease of opioid addiction following suffering from acute necrotizing pancreatitis caused by a surgical procedure. He …
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Preface to The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health
Before I assumed my position as U.S. Surgeon General, I stopped by the hospital where I had worked since my residency training to say goodbye to my colleagues. I wanted to thank them, especially the nurses, whose kindness and guidance had helped me on countless occasions. The nurses had one parting request for me. If …
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Governor Tom Wolf Signs Opioid Bills Into Law
Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law a package of legislation meant to curb addiction to prescription painkillers and heroin in a state that saw more than 3,500 people die last year of drug overdose. New laws mandate seven-day limits on painkiller prescriptions like oxycodone for both minors and emergency room patients who are treated and …
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Crucial New Guidance on Opioids and Pain
From the blog of Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute of Drug Abuse April 6, 2016 Millions of Americans suffer from opioid use disorders involving prescription pain medications, and each day more than 40 people fatally overdose on them. Although these medications have a legitimate and important role in the treatment of severe acute pain …
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Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record Numbers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that drug overdose deaths hit record numbers in 2014, with more than 47,000 deaths nationwide. CDC has outlined steps for stopping the overdose death epidemic. Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Gary Tennis issued the following statement in response: Like the rest of the nation, …
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The Accidental Apologist 