Growing up, Deserae described her life as “pretty normal.” In high school, she played softball and volleyball and was a cheerleader. After graduation, she and her high school sweetheart moved in together and had a son. She worked as a bartender and was going to …
Deontay nearly died during a drug overdose. He remembers the exact date: August 28, 2020. “My friends couldn’t wake me up. My parents couldn’t wake me up.” The 24-yearold shakes his head when he tells the story. Thankfully, a friend started doing CPR on him. …
People struggling to overcome opioid addiction are more vulnerable to the coronavirus because of its impact on respiratory and pulmonary health. At the same time, they’re more likely to experience homelessness or incarceration, which puts them at higher risk of catching and transmitting the virus.
That’s …
As long as addiction has existed, the most popular antidote has been abstinence.
Even after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved methadone to treat heroin addiction in 1972, quitting cold-turkey remained the most common recovery strategy for people dependent on drugs. The use of medication …
