Justice Department Announces Opioid SOS Program To-date Results
Targeting the highest risk areas, the DOJ’s SOS program seems to be working.
Sara E. Teller
Sara is a credited freelance writer, editor, contributor, and essayist, as well as a novelist and poet with nearly twenty years of experience. A seasoned publishing professional, she's worked for newspapers, magazines and book publishers in content digitization, editorial, acquisitions and intellectual property. Sara has been an invited speaker at a Careers in Publishing & Authorship event at Michigan State University and a Reading and Writing Instructor at Sylvan Learning Center. She has an MBA degree with a concentration in Marketing and an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, graduating with a 4.2/4.0 GPA. She is also a member of Chi Sigma Iota and a 2020 recipient of the Donald D. Davis scholarship recognizing social responsibility. Sara is certified in children's book writing, HTML coding and social media marketing. Her fifth book, PTSD: Healing from the Inside Out, was released in September 2019 and is available on Amazon. You can find her others books there, too, including Narcissistic Abuse: A Survival Guide, released in December 2017.
NJ Bans Single-use Plastic and Paper Bags Statewide
NJ becomes first in the nation to ban paper bag use.
Benzodiazepines Must Have Stronger Warning Levels, FDA Says
The Food and Drug Administration will now require more explicit warning levels on benzodiazepines.
DOJ Takes Down Network of Darknet Opioid Distributors
The DOJ makes hundreds of arrests in worldwide illegal opioid take down.
New York’s Opioid Stewardship Act Upheld by Appeals Court
An appeals court determines drug makers and distributors should help fund addiction treatment.
Studies Shows FDA Unapproved Brain Boosters Can Be Dangerous
Researchers find dangerous unapproved ingredients in OTC supplements.
Smoking, Opioids Increase COVID-19 Probability, Problematic Symptoms
Researchers find tobacco and opioid use both increase an individual’s chances of contracting the coronavirus and worsen symptoms.
CDC Opioid Guidelines Focus on Prescribing, not Prevention
Addiction experts are advocating for the CDC’s opioid guidelines to be updated to include viable alternatives for pain management.
‘Place Mail-in Ballots Here’ Toilet Display Leads to Police Call
Front yard display complete with a toilet and sign reading ‘Place mail-in ballots here’ gets some unwanted attention.
UPDATED: Cocaine Deaths Rising as Lacing with Fentanyl Becomes the Norm
Cocaine fatalities are on the rise right alongside opioid overdoses.