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Timeline: How the opioids crisis took hold

April 10, 2017 By Alex Windings Leave a Comment

Anita Wadhwani and Ayrika L. Whitney In 1995, the Food and Drug Administration approved OxyContin for prescription use. Its active ingredient, oxycodone, has been deemed highly addictive since the 1960s. The drug hit the market at a time of increasing recognition by the U.S. medical community that many patients in pain were being inadequately treated. In 1996, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: opioid abuse, prescription drug overdose, Tennessee

Retired nurse couldn’t save own daughter from opioids

January 11, 2017 By Alex Windings

Retired nurse couldn’t save own daughter from opioids

When Judy Jenkins called her daughter, Lydia, to confirm their upcoming visit, she didn’t know it would be the last time she ever spoke to her daughter. Lydia had recently come home from the hospital after suffering nine broken ribs and surgery to remove a blood clot, and her mother was set to come visit […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Judy Jenkins, Lydia Jenkins, prescription drug overdose, Tennessee

Drop It! Don’t Be An Accidental Drug Dealer

September 2, 2016 By Alex Windings

Sometimes, when people are being treated for pain, the pain ends before all of the prescribed pills are used. If you have leftover pills, what should you do with them? According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 60 people die every day in the U.S. from prescription drug overdoses. To […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: drop boxes, drug abuse, prescription drug overdose

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