Request for Proposals – The Graduate Medical Education Consortium of Southwest Virginia has proposed a collection of essays to McFarland Press. Titled Healing Ourselves, with a tentative subtitle along the lines of Physicians Respond to the Opioid Crisis in Appalachia or Healthcare Providers tell their stories of Appalachia’s Opioid Epidemic. We are looking for a… Continue reading If You Like to Write…
Month: August 2019
Drilling into the DEA’s pain pill database
After a lengthy legal battle, the Washington Post has finally been granted access to the DEA Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS). This database has tracked the movement of every single oxycodone and hydrocodone pill in the nation, from manufacturer to pharmacy. Our very own Norton City, distributed 8,263,510 prescription pills from 2006-2012.… Continue reading Drilling into the DEA’s pain pill database
Flooded with opioids, Appalachia is still trying to recover
Testimony from a Lebanon woman battling opioid addiction from the young age of 13. Now 25 ½ months into recovery, she is on track to become a peer recovery support specialist. Even though the process is extremely difficult, she wants others to know that “there is hope and there is another side of addiction.” To… Continue reading Flooded with opioids, Appalachia is still trying to recover
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