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Oct 104 min read

Stigma Across Cultures

It’s important to understand the mental health challenges that certain groups face so we can help meet their needs and support them...

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Jun 54 min read

Are You Prepared to Save a Life?

You can if you have naloxone. In the world of health and safety, few tools are as crucial and life-saving as naloxone. It’s often talked...

Buyer Beware: The Dark Side of Buying Prescription Medication Online

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Nov 30, 20234 min read

Buyer Beware: The Dark Side of Buying Prescription Medication Online

Counterfeit medications pose a serious and growing problem. These products often contain dangerous ingredients and illicit substances...

Rich Marsh

Oct 23, 20235 min read

Are You Monitoring Your Kids' Phone?

If the answer is no, our guest blogger, Officer Rich Marsh of Woodbury, CT, offers some reasons why monitoring is a good idea. Here we...

Guide: Supporting A Loved One in Recovery

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Sep 27, 20232 min read

Guide: Supporting A Loved One in Recovery

A guide to learn how to support your loved one on their recovery journey, while taking care of yourself along the way.

The Opioid Crisis & Black Men: A Tragic Shift

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Jun 30, 20234 min read

The Opioid Crisis & Black Men: A Tragic Shift

A deeper look into why the overdose rates in Black men, and Black communities, are drastically increasing. The rate of Black Americans...

Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs and Over-the-Counter Medications: Why it Matters

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Apr 20, 20232 min read

Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs and Over-the-Counter Medications: Why it Matters

It’s that time of year again, time to clean out your medicine cabinet. But once you’ve collected your expired or unwanted medications,...

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Mar 21, 20235 min read

Preventing Accidental Opioid Ingestions

Did you know, opioids account for nearly half of accidental poisonings for children five and under? The increase in opioid overdoses in...

DEA Reports Widespread Threat of Fentanyl Mixed with Xylazine

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Mar 20, 20232 min read

DEA Reports Widespread Threat of Fentanyl Mixed with Xylazine

Below is the press release that appeared on the DEA website. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the...

Safe Storage & Disposal of Medications: Why it’s so important

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Dec 16, 20224 min read

Safe Storage & Disposal of Medications: Why it’s so important

Don’t let yourself become a dealer or the reason for someone’s addiction. Educate yourself on the proper storage and disposal of your...

DEA Lab Tests Reveal that 6 out of 10 Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose

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Nov 22, 20222 min read

DEA Lab Tests Reveal that 6 out of 10 Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose

This press release is from the DEA website. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of a sharp...

Experts Warn Public About the Dangers of Fake Pills in the Midst of the Current Adderall Shortage

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Nov 1, 20222 min read

Experts Warn Public About the Dangers of Fake Pills in the Midst of the Current Adderall Shortage

Local prevention organizations remind the public they are at risk of being exposed to fentanyl or other dangerous substances if they get...

It was supposed to be Xanax… now they’re dead

Ally Kernan

Sep 26, 20224 min read

It was supposed to be Xanax… now they’re dead

Written by: Ally Kernan, Peer Support Specialist, Positive Directions Those were the words spoken by a grieving parent of a childhood...

Community Alert: Xylazine Present in Opioids

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Jul 13, 20221 min read

Community Alert: Xylazine Present in Opioids

New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) received an alert from The Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream (MADDS)...

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Jun 16, 20223 min read

Substance Use in the LGBTQIA+ Community

People who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community have higher rates of substance use and abuse than people who identify as...

John Hamilton

Jun 1, 20224 min read

Harm Reduction: John Hamilton’s Perspective

Written by: John Hamilton, President and CEO of Liberation Programs, Inc. Harm Reduction gets a lot of bad press and part of the reason...

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May 9, 20224 min read

Facts About Fentanyl

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that has legitimate medical use and is safe when used as prescribed. It was developed as a prescription drug

News Article: Teen drug overdose deaths rose sharply in 2020, driven by fentanyl-laced pills

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Apr 26, 20223 min read

News Article: Teen drug overdose deaths rose sharply in 2020, driven by fentanyl-laced pills

For the first time in a decade, overdose deaths among teens in the United States rose dramatically in 2020 and kept rising through 2021...

Bobby Lawlor

Apr 18, 20224 min read

The Truth About Counterfeit Pills

It has to be safe if it looks like a prescription pill, right? If I get it from my friend, it must be safe, right? Unfortunately no!

Kailey MarcAurele

Mar 31, 20223 min read

One of My Biggest Regrets

In August of 2016, I made probably one of the worst decisions of my life. I was not in a great place mentally because I was dealing with...