Helping a Family Member With Opioid Addiction
There are millions of Americans affected by opioid addiction, and rates are on the rise. Despite the fact that opioids are legal and can...
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DPS Staff
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
September is National Recovery Month
With the change of season to fall, September is National Recovery Month, a time to honor and support those in recovery. Various events...
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DPS Staff
- Aug 19, 2022
- 6 min
Preventing Opioid Overdose and Harm
Due to the lethal practice of mixing highly addictive narcotics with other drugs, opioid overdoses may increase in rural and urban areas....
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DPS Staff
- Jul 15, 2022
- 4 min
What Is Fentanyl and Why Is It So Dangerous?
Fentanyl, a dangerous and addictive opioid, is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contribute to 100,000...
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DPS Staff
- Jun 10, 2022
- 3 min
The Drug Overdose Epidemic Affects All Communities
As a country, the overdose epidemic continues to change and worsen. It is now driven by fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, methamphetamine, and...
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DPS Staff
- Mar 11, 2022
- 4 min
The Opioid Epidemic: How to Protect Your Family
An opioid is a drug derived from the opium extracted from poppies or a synthetic version of it. Various types of opioids exist, such as...
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DPS Staff
- Jan 21, 2022
- 5 min
12 Things You Need to Know About the Opioid Epidemic
You've surely heard the term "opioid epidemic" whether in the news or talking to friends and family. After all, the opioid epidemic, or...
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DPS Staff
- Dec 10, 2021
- 5 min
9 Ways to Avoid Relapse During the Holidays
There is no doubt that recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism can be challenging. Anyone can become addicted to any drug after...
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DPS Staff
- Aug 20, 2021
- 4 min
Signs and Symptoms of Addiction
Substance abuse disorders, or drug and alcohol addiction, wreak havoc on the United States. In fact, in 2020 there was a record high of...
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katieelder4
- Jul 31, 2020
- 4 min
Options For Addiction Treatment
According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health published in August 2019, an estimated 164.8 million people aged 12 or older...
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katieelder4
- Oct 17, 2019
- 3 min
DHSS Launches START Initiative To Take Action Against Substance Abuse
As reported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, there is a troubling trend in Delaware: “Overdose deaths in the state continue to rise, with...
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