By James Ford PIX11 The opioid crisis is the biggest health emergency the country has ever faced. One New York-based entity that’s had success in fighting the crisis over addiction brought together hundreds of people on Saturday who it’s helping, and PIX11 News gave…
Fox 5 NY reports on a potential $10 billion to $12 billion nationwide settlement in which Purdue Pharma would devote its profits to cleaning up the devastation wrought by opioids, and the controlling Sackler family would be out. Odyssey House Vice President & Director of Clinical…
By Jonathan LaMantia Crain’s New York Business The city Health Department said drug-overdose deaths fell 2.6% last year, to 1,444—the first decrease after seven consecutive years in which the total climbed higher. Opioids were involved in 80% of those deaths, and fentanyl was the most…
Behavioral Health News, Summer 2019 By Colleen Beagen, Vice President, Director of Human Resources Millennials are now the largest age demographic in the country and the fastest-growing cohort in the workforce. Based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it…
By Staff Writer Behavioral Health News, Summer 2019 Debbie Pantin, David Minot, Dr. Peter Provet, Joyce Wale, Steve Coe, Daniel Etra, Eran Rosenthal, Ira Minot It was a night to remember for everyone who attended the 2019 Leadership Awards Reception at the…
By Valerie Bauman, Social Issues Reporter The Daily Mail (UK) Exclusive DailyMail.com analysis of the General Social Survey reveals a 50% increase since 2012 in the share of Americans who believe the federal government does not spend enough on drug addiction rehabilitation It marks a…