A new opioid rehab center in Georgia is facing backlash from residents who feel that the clinic will have a negative impact on their community. The clinic, which is in Ringgold, will treat those who suffer from opioid addiction using methadone, a synthetic prescription opioid that keeps addicts stable as they withdraw from heroin and …
Students at Georgia Southern University are being educated on the dangers of underage drinking after a 20-year old student was killed in an alcohol-related shooting incident on August 30. The effort is being led by the Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs Programs, located in the university’s Dean of Students office. The AOD hopes that …
Opioid addiction is on the rise nationwide, and affecting thousands of Georgia residents. Every year, nearly 19,000 Americans die from prescription drug overdoses, and more than 10,000 die from heroin overdoses, according to the CDC. In an effort to drive awareness for opioid addiction, patients who received addiction treatment at Georgia rehab centers are sharing …
A whopping 7.8 million prescriptions for pain medications were issued in Georgia last year, which is equivalent to more than one prescription for every adult who lives in the state. Most of these prescriptions were for opioids, a highly addictive drug class that kills about one thousand people every year in Georgia. Fortunately, the state …
The state of Georgia saw a 10% increase in opioid deaths from 2013 to 2014, and the epidemic is continuing to worsen nationwide, according to the CDC. Public health experts are saying the increase in opioid deaths is partly due to the state’s decision not to expand Medicaid and offer addiction treatment to qualifying individuals. …
Plans to build a new inpatient drug rehab center in Georgia have officially been cancelled. The plan called for five new buildings on a 61-acre property in Lawrenceville that would have offered counseling and therapy for individuals addicted to drugs and illicit substances. Unfortunately, plans to build the rehab center will not be moving forward …