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What Is Fentanyl?

Following concerns about the highly addictive nature of opioids, many people in the US ask, what is fentanyl? It is a synthetic opioid that is increasingly causing overdose-related deaths. According to experts, synthetic opioid-related deaths have been on the rise since 2018, and tens of thousands of people in the US lose their lives yearly…

diversion programs instead of jail

Diversion Programs Instead of Jail

The justice system has become a lot more just lately when it comes to people suffering from substance use disorders by offering diversion programs that allow people who abuse drugs and commit crimes to avoid jail time by attending treatment and engaging in long-term monitoring. Certain professionals such as police, doctors, and lawyers have their own…

a man struggles with taking drugs on the job

Taking Drugs on the Job

With all the evidence available, there’s no denying some employees have used drugs while working, whether they shot up in a restroom, or popped a few pills at their desk, for example. An article in The New York Times holds that  ”As the opioid epidemic continues to rage…, the fallout is increasingly manifesting itself at…

Helping Addicted Inmates

The number of people suffering from substance use disorder who likely think they won’t end up in jail is probably large—especially if they have good jobs. They never think it will happen to them. But it can. As a recent episode of the TV program Dopesick Nation showed, even formerly responsible citizens may find themselves…