A study published this month in the journal Pediatrics highlighted a disturbing trend of increasing child opioid hospitalizations. According to the study, child hospitalizations due to opioid overdoses nearly doubled between 2004 and 2015, the majority of which were...
Adam Tucker’s story of addiction starts in the quiet lake community of Frederick, Maryland, just an hour west of Baltimore. Born in Washington D.C. to two loving parents, Adam describes his upbringing as relatively peaceful and enjoyable. “I never experienced any...
Updated on March 24th, 2021 Table of contentsWhat Types of Prescription Drugs Are Most Commonly Abused? How Does Prescription Drug Abuse Typically Start? What Are Opioids? How Do Opioids Affect the Body? Why Do People Transition to Heroin After Abusing Prescription...