Numbers don’t lie: 10.1 million people aged 12 and older have reported to have misused opioids in 2019. Out of this figure, 9.7 million people were reported to have misused prescription drugs for pain relief while 745,000 used illegal drugs like heroin. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly half a million people…
Bringing in medication through airport security can oftentimes be an unpleasant experience. Sometimes, even when you think you’re fully prepared and equipped with the most advanced TSA approved bags for liquid medication, you may still face a couple of challenges passing through airport security. Airport security comes with a myriad of regulations and requirements before…
The opioid crisis is not exclusive to the United States. But the US has gained the notoriety for setting the benchmark when it comes to how bad things can get in terms of handling and managing the opioid crisis. While it is possible that there are some improvements, overall, the opioid crisis in the US…
The world is currently facing many serious problems. Racism and race-related riots, crippling poverty, environmental crisis, and unstable economic conditions are just among the few concerns that the world has been dealing with for years. Various national security concerns always take the front seat, like those that involve peace and order, trade, and political stability.…
A lot of people are living in a bubble, long ago even before the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic required quarantine and isolation. One of the most dangerous types of a bubble to be in is the one where there is denial and ignorance regarding the continued prevalence of the opioid overdose crisis. This a problem-centered on…
It is not something new, the issue of how the illegal use of drugs is being glorified in popular entertainment media. Even in social media, there is a rampant and blatant display of illegal use of drugs. They make it appear fun, hip, and chic. What we don’t know is that there is another drug-related…
Opioids has long been a cause of concern for the people of the USA. According to a study, 128 people in the USA die of opioids overdosing every day. So what are the best solutions for the opioid crisis? People are addicted to opioids that include prescribed pain relievers, synthetic opioids, and heroin. It has…
In the 90s, pharmaceutical companies had reassured the government that opioid pain relievers would not cause the patients to get addicted. So, healthcare providers started prescribing them. However, with time, there was a surge in the use of prescription, as well as non-prescription opioids. Eventually, people came to understand that the medications can be quite…
As good as opioids can be in terms of their medicinal use, one absolutely cannot ignore the devastation to the life they can cause if used in extreme doses and without medical necessity. The opioid overdose crisis is real and ever-increasing. A great solution to this problem would be using the opioid crisis medication bags.…
In the wake of the opioid crisis in the US, preventative measures are necessary to save lives and prevent new addiction cases. Waiting until the unthinkable has happened isn’t a viable option any longer, and prevention is not only necessary, it’s a priority matter. Opioid abuse is the fastest rising addiction in the United States,…
