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Family members can be first responders and lifesavers in opioid overdoses

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Although the opioid epidemic continues to be a nationwide concern, a new study reveals that family members and communities have the capacity to...

New Jersey takes legislative action amidst growing drug epidemic

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State leaders in New Jersey passed legislation in response to the state’s drug epidemic and have implemented new programs that emphasize effective pathways into...

Fatal drug overdoses nearly tripled, new CDC data shows

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Fatal drug overdoses nearly tripled between 1999 and 2014, according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today by the Centers for Disease...

‘The most fortunate of the unfortunate’  (Aimee Dunkle interview Part 4...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKa4_J6Wyfc&feature=youtu.be In the final installment of our four-part interview with Aimee Dunkle, she addressed how she managed to move on with her life after losing...

‘The guilt will never go away’ (Aimee Dunkle Interview Part 3...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwycdI80HDc&feature=youtu.be In part three of our four-part interview with Aimee Dunkle, she talked about the impact of her son Ben's opioid addiction on her family,...

‘My best friend is in a coma, please pray for him’...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR3NMrEGUPg In part two of our four-part interview with Aimee Dunkle, she discussed her son Ben’s early encounters with opioids and how they ultimately led...

A mother’s love (Aimee Dunkle Interview Part 1 of 4)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWtK9GNOnVU Aimee Dunkle lost her son Ben to a heroin overdose in 2012 when he was 20-years-old. Several weeks ago, Addiction Now conducted an interview with...

Are drug overdose images raising awareness or stigmatizing addiction?

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Overdose pics are going viral, and they’re coming from unlikely sources – police departments in small towns across the U.S. Police departments have been releasing...
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