by Ember Conley | Jan 7, 2021 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
The state of West Virginia leads all states in opioid-related deaths by a considerable margin. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) lists statistics by the number of deaths per 100,000 residents. For West Virginia, that number is nearly 50 (49.6) per 100,000...
by Ember Conley | Dec 30, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
More than 450,000 people have died from opioid overdoses or opioid-related complications since 1999. Aggressive efforts by both government regulators and the healthcare community have been able to slow the opioid mortality crisis in the past two years. Just as...
by Ember Conley | Dec 17, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
The COVID pandemic has been hard on everyone for different reasons, but one that not everyone may have foreseen is a rise in opioid drug use. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has reported that the number of opioid overdoses rose by 33 percent in...
by Ember Conley | Nov 30, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
Opioid use throughout the holiday season is an increasingly large problem in areas throughout the country, particularly in the northern states. This is because the dreary weather combined with financial concerns and family pressures creates a situation in which people...
by Ember Conley | Oct 30, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
Following OxyContin’s introduction in 1997 by Purdue Pharma and the ensuing marketing campaign to sell as much product as possible, opioid addiction rates in the United States skyrocketed to epidemic levels. Tens of thousands of Americans die each year...
by Ember Conley | Oct 25, 2020 | Ember Conley, Opioid Crisis
Drug usage at an early age can affect brain development and set students on a path of bad decisions. Educators who can talk to their students about drug use have the potential to change lives and keep their students safe. However, discussing drugs with children and...
