Counterfeit medications pose a serious and growing problem. These products often contain dangerous ingredients and illicit substances...

If the answer is no, our guest blogger, Officer Rich Marsh of Woodbury, CT, offers some reasons why monitoring is a good idea. Here we...

A guide to learn how to support your loved one on their recovery journey, while taking care of yourself along the way.

A deeper look into why the overdose rates in Black men, and Black communities, are drastically increasing. The rate of Black Americans...

It’s that time of year again, time to clean out your medicine cabinet. But once you’ve collected your expired or unwanted medications,...

Did you know, opioids account for nearly half of accidental poisonings for children five and under? The increase in opioid overdoses in...

Below is the press release that appeared on the DEA website. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the...

Don’t let yourself become a dealer or the reason for someone’s addiction. Educate yourself on the proper storage and disposal of your...

This press release is from the DEA website. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of a sharp...

Local prevention organizations remind the public they are at risk of being exposed to fentanyl or other dangerous substances if they get...

Written by: Ally Kernan, Peer Support Specialist, Positive Directions Those were the words spoken by a grieving parent of a childhood...

New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) received an alert from The Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream (MADDS)...

People who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community have higher rates of substance use and abuse than people who identify as...

Written by: John Hamilton, President and CEO of Liberation Programs, Inc. Harm Reduction gets a lot of bad press and part of the reason...

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that has legitimate medical use and is safe when used as prescribed. It was developed as a prescription drug

For the first time in a decade, overdose deaths among teens in the United States rose dramatically in 2020 and kept rising through 2021...

It has to be safe if it looks like a prescription pill, right? If I get it from my friend, it must be safe, right? Unfortunately no!

In August of 2016, I made probably one of the worst decisions of my life. I was not in a great place mentally because I was dealing with...

Prescription stimulants, like Adderall and Ritalin, which are used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy,

When a loved one has a substance use disorder, families face many challenges. John Lally offers helpful tips for families.