Monthly Archives: May

It is estimated that 29,000 people died from heroin or prescription painkiller overdose in 2015. Fentanyl, hydrocodone, and Oxycodone are some of the most popular prescription painkillers. A heroin-fentanyl combination increases one’s chances of having a fatal overdose. Fentanyl makes …

Children are more vulnerable to heroin today than ever before. Studies have shown that children are being exposed to heroin at younger ages. In fact, children who are as young as eight are now using heroin. Twelve is the average …

Raising drug awareness is high on the list of President Obama’s pressing issues. In President Obama’s weekly address, he describes how death from opiate overdose has tripled in the last 16 years and how statistics state that 44% of Americans …