Drug overdose

David Fetzer's Last Act

David Fetzer's Last Act The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reported recently that the number of accidental prescription-drug overdoses in the United States has reached 16,500 per year—a small city of deaths—claiming more lives than illegal heroin and cocaine… Continue reading

Is Daydreaming Too Much a Sign of Mental Illness….?

...  you are becoming delusional. So the answer to your question for you, is yes. Answer by President LizI do the same thing, though maybe not quite as much. I don’t think it’s a symptom of mental illness, as long… Continue reading

Police: Heroin Killed Elysburg Woman

Police: Heroin killed Elysburg woman Locust Township Police said Erika Smith, 34, of Horvath Drive, died Sunday evening at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after being treated for an overdose that occurred Thursday at 51 Winding Way, Catawissa. An autopsy is… Continue reading

US Prescription Drug Overdoses Quadruple Over Last Decade

US prescription drug overdoses quadruple over last decade These include, among others, prescription drug monitoring programs, laws against doctor shopping, education initiatives, ID requirements for prescriptions, and access to substance abuse treatment. The report leaves largely untouched the broader social …… Continue reading

Confronting California's Abuse of Solitary

Confronting California's abuse of solitary Psychological studies consistently show that solitary confinement can wreak distinctive harms on prisoners, including heightened symptoms of hopelessness, depression, hallucinations, self-mutilation, suicidal ideation and suicidal acts. And a 2008 … Read more on San Francisco… Continue reading

Ex-Ill. Judge Pleads Guilty to Heroin, Gun Counts

Ex-Ill. Judge Pleads Guilty to Heroin, Gun Counts A former judge at the center of a courthouse drug scandal in Illinois that included another judge's cocaine death pleaded guilty Friday to federal heroin and gun charges as part of a… Continue reading