Addiction Blog

Alcohol Detox: “Everything You Need To Know To Beat The Drink”

Alcohol Detox: “Everything You Need To Know To Beat The Drink”

Written By Jeff Mahre BA MFA MLIS - January 25th, 2019
What is Alcohol Detox? There are many concepts related to breaking a dependence on alcohol. It can sometimes be hard to know what people mean... Read More
What We Can Learn From Addiction in Popular Culture

What We Can Learn From Addiction in Popular Culture

Written By Jeff Mahre BA MFA MLIS - June 7th, 2018
Popular culture has finally been responding to the lack of accurate portrayals of drug addiction that have been apparent in the media, for well, forever.... Read More
“Miracle Drug”: Narcan, the Over the Counter Heroin Antidote

“Miracle Drug”: Narcan, the Over the Counter Heroin Antidote

Written By Bobby Oerzen BS MA - July 7th, 2017
Naloxone (commercially known as Narcan) has been hailed as a “Miracle Drug”6. Not only can it tackle heroin-related overdose and save lives, how it is... Read More
Opioid Crisis in America: Is it Fuelled by Fentanyl?

Opioid Crisis in America: Is it Fuelled by Fentanyl?

Written By Jeff Mahre BA MFA MLIS - May 17th, 2017
America’s opioid crisis is the unwanted gift that keeps on giving. With newer synthetic versions of typical street drugs flooding communities, availability has soared and the... Read More
The Dangers of Carfentanil: The Street Drug Causing Mass Overdoses

The Dangers of Carfentanil: The Street Drug Causing Mass Overdoses

Written By Bobby Oerzen BS MA - May 3rd, 2017
Carfentanil is a new street drug. Many have never even heard of it, but it’s causing a mass outbreak of overdoses throughout the United States.... Read More