drugs

FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND HELL: TOWNS THAT FEAR SUNDOWN GRIPPED BY HOLIDAY OVERDOSES

Drug overdoses are suddenly exploding in at least three counties in Pennsylvania.. A cluster of more than 50 overdoses within 48 hours in Tioga, Lycoming and Clinton Counties prompted a warning Friday about potential lethal risks of heroin that could be laced with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. A spokeswoman for UPMC in PA told … Read moreFOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND HELL: TOWNS THAT FEAR SUNDOWN GRIPPED BY HOLIDAY OVERDOSES

In the wake of Michael’s death, his mother, Sherri Kent…

In the wake of Michael’s death, his mother, Sherri Kent from Calgary, has taken to Facebook, where she posted photos of her son in the hospital in an effort to show the side effects of opioid use and how it ended her son’s life: I just want everyone to know that my son Michael overdosed … Read moreIn the wake of Michael’s death, his mother, Sherri Kent…

Cherokee Nation files lawsuit targeting CVS and other pharmacies in opioid crisis

Cherokee Nation files lawsuit targeting CVS and other pharmacies in opioid crisis: Cherokee Nation is suing CVS Health, Walgreens, and other drug companies and retailers, alleging the companies didn’t do enough to stop prescription painkillers from flooding the tribal community and creating a crisis of opioid addiction. The lawsuit, filed in tribal court on Thursday, … Read moreCherokee Nation files lawsuit targeting CVS and other pharmacies in opioid crisis

Naloxone to be put in hands of officials that oversee millions each year: Pennsylvania Park Rangers

Naloxone to be put in hands of officials that oversee millions each year: Pennsylvania Park Rangers: PENNSYLVANIA:  Governor Tom Wolf is hoping to minimize opioid overdose fatalities, especially in rural settings. He announced today that a lifesaving drug will soon be in the hands of Pennsylvania Park Rangers.State park rangers, managers to carry naloxone to … Read moreNaloxone to be put in hands of officials that oversee millions each year: Pennsylvania Park Rangers

This weekend: A nation of overdoses

The United States has (somewhat) finally started to pay attention to the heroin issue taking place within the borders of the country.. Perhaps not soon enough. And without solutions. A few months ago, I wrote a pained and detailed post about the towns that dread sundown here in America.. those little once quaint villages that are … Read moreThis weekend: A nation of overdoses

America filled with towns that dread sundown 

The media sensations are abundant.. Trump said what!? Cruz did who!? And those terrorists? Those unholy hell fighters.. the scourge of the earth. ISIS is bad. But FOX NEWS and the immediate media have got people feeling there’s a terrorist behind every tree. That mainstreet USA is going to be nuked. That you should get … Read moreAmerica filled with towns that dread sundown 

The CHAPO interview and the PENN controversy

The world is intrigued by Sean Penn meeting with El Chapo.. The Rolling Stone published the interview just as the drug kingpin was re-arrested. .  The interview is bizarre. Controversial. People are angry at Penn. The issue even became a campaign talking point for Republicans on the trail, Marco Rubio today saying it was out of … Read moreThe CHAPO interview and the PENN controversy

The CHAPO interview and the PENN controversy

The world is intrigued by Sean Penn meeting with El Chapo.. The Rolling Stone published the interview just as the drug kingpin was re-arrested. .  The interview is bizarre. Controversial. Some people are angry at Penn. The issue even became a campaign talking point for Republicans on the trail, Marco Rubio today saying it was out … Read moreThe CHAPO interview and the PENN controversy

Which is Worse: A Bath Salt Epidemic or a Zombie Outbreak?

This Florida online paper perfectly sums up the horror that is drugs, particularly bath salts, in the once great coal region of Pennsylvania ..This is a great article, written from looking in from the outside. Dennis Maley, the author,  grew up in Schuylkill County PA, or as residents term it the “skook” .. He penned … Read moreWhich is Worse: A Bath Salt Epidemic or a Zombie Outbreak?