Opioids are compounds found in pain relief medicines because they have sedative and analgesic effects. Some of these compounds are codeine, morphine, methadone, tramadol, heroin, etc. Most of these compounds also have euphoric effects, which is why many use opioids even for non-medical reasons. The rate of prescription drug abuse has increased over the years…
Having anything in your life stolen is traumatic. Whether it is your car, computer or television, the financial and emotional cost can be daunting. When it is your medication that is stolen, the financial and emotional cost can pale in comparison to the impact on your health and even life. One of the most difficult…
Your prescriptions can be a lifeline for you. They may be something that keeps you healthy, or keeps you alive. Your prescriptions are also another thing, and that is expensive. You may ask why should you keep your prescription medication under lock and key. Losing your prescriptions can be a terrible pain because now you…
Around 70,000 Americans have died due to opioid overdose in 2019 alone. Reports received from more than 40 states have shown that an increasing rate of deaths from the opioid. The situation is becoming worse. The opioid crisis may have been set aside due to the COVID-19 pandemic but its consequences continue to manifest showing…
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…
