Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Heroin Overdoses Becoming More Visible in Public Spaces - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Heroin Overdoses Becoming More Visible in Public Spaces - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: The heroin epidemic is becoming increasingly visible as more people who use the drug are overdosing in public spaces, The New York Times reports.
Monday, March 7, 2016
Friday, March 4, 2016
Flakka Use in South Florida on the Decline - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Flakka Use in South Florida on the Decline - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Use of flakka has declined in South Florida since last year, but other chemical compounds continue to be sold under the same name, according to a drug prevention specialist in Broward County, Florida.
Sedative-Related Overdoses on the Rise: Study - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Sedative-Related Overdoses on the Rise: Study - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Fatal overdoses from benzodiazepines—sedatives sold under brand names such as Xanax, Valium and Ativan—are on the rise, a new study finds.
FDA Should Add “Black Box” Warning to Opioids and Benzodiazepines: Health Officials - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
FDA Should Add “Black Box” Warning to Opioids and Benzodiazepines: Health Officials - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: Officials from state and local health departments around the country are urging the Food and Drug Administration to add “black box” warnings to opioid painkillers and sedatives known as benzodiazepines, to alert people that taking them together increases the risk of fatal overdoses.
Hello All,
Attached please find the updated March Calendars for PRCC and PRTC.
Have a great day!
JodyAnn Newell, CRS
Volunteer Coordinator
PRO-ACT/Philadelphia Recovery Community Center
1701 W. Lehigh Ave., #6
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Phone: (215) 223-7700 x 106
Fax: (215) 223-7707
Email: jnewell@councilsepa.org
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