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Uber Driver Trafficking Street-Grade Fentanyl and Heroin On Aug. 4, 2017, an Uber driver, as well as, three others were arrested with a massive amount of Fentanyl and Heroin, estimating worth at a minimum of $3 million. According to the New York Post, an Uber driver in...
Infant Overdose Turns Fatal in Akron, Ohio On June 1st, in Akron, Ohio, law enforcement officials responded to a call involving an infant boy who overdosed on some form of Opioid. The call was regarding Tymaine Thompson Jr., a one-year-old boy who was meddling with a drug...
U-47700, aka Pink Discovered in Phoenix, Az There is a new threat in Phoenix, Arizona in the form of the drug U-47700, aka Pink is now making it's way to the streets. In September of last year, Detox to Rehab covered the Pink overdose deaths of...
The Opiate Epidemic The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has estimated that overdose-related deaths from Heroin have surpassed the number of gun related homicides in 2015. Each day in the United States, an estimated 129 people die from drug overdose, an approximated 78 of those deaths are...
The Opiate Epidemic in Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio is currently facing a frightening drug epidemic. Every day the city sees a rise in drug overdose deaths. This year alone, 112 people died from opiate drug overdoses. Last month, 24 individuals, if not more overdosed at EST (Everybody...
Heroin Tragedy in Akron, Ohio On Sept. 7 2016, in East Liverpool, Ohio a man and woman were seen incapacitated in a moving vehicle, due to a Heroin overdose. The two were reported to the local city police department, which responded soon after. Liverpool first responder, officer Kevin Thompson...
Fentanyl-Laced Heroin in New Haven, CT In our society, we find a disturbing combination of trends that often converge to wreak havoc on many communities. The city of New Haven, Connecticut has been recently afflicted with a deadly combination of Fentanyl-laced Heroin that has been causing overdose...
In Lancing, Michigan a small tattoo parlor, Ink Therapy, was just voted Michigan's Coolest Tattoo Shop according to MLive readers. The owners, Corey Warren, 26, and his mother, Jacque Liebner came up with the idea for Ink Therapy after working with recovering addicts and alcoholics. Warren had also struggled with addiction in the past and wanted to...
Phillip Seymour Hoffman's Battle with Addiction In our society, we often hold actors near to our hearts. Whether we laugh at the performance of actors who dedicate their efforts to comedy or form a genuine connection with more serious characters portrayed with such mastery, we cherish the...
My Mother, My Inspiration If it wasn’t for my mom, I would have stopped breathing, due to substance abuse years ago. During my active drug use, my mom lived in fear and worry. I stole from her the ability to sleep through night,= and she even...