Have you ever wondered, “Why do drug overdoses increase in winter?” Sadly, it is not just imagination or coincidence. More people overdose when the weather turns cold, and many factors influence this tragedy. Addiction treatment is the best way to prevent overdose death during any season. Call Promises Behavioral Health today at 844.875.5609 to learn …
The most dangerous drug for relapse is heroin. The greatest risk to a person who is in early treatment and who relapses is the threat of overdose. This is because they have no tolerance but also because they often have poor judgment in how much they should be using. Heroin use and heroin overdoses have …
A Minnesota medical examiner has reported that the music icon Prince died from an accidental overdose of the powerful painkiller fentanyl.
In the U.S., the rate of death from heroin overdoses has been increasing fairly steadily for a number of years. Health professionals and some private citizens can treat a heroin overdose with a medication called naloxone. However, naloxone typically comes in an injectable form, and circumstances don’t always allow for the easy injection of affected …