by Jason Langevin | Mar 6, 2020 | drug diversion
Wingate University students will put their newfound knowledge to work this week to help create a healthier community. The University’s Mental Health and Wellness Event, set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at East Elementary School, is the first of two mobile health...
by Jason Langevin | Feb 28, 2020 | drug diversion, medication disposal, opioid addiction, opioid epidemic
A common misconception is that drug disposal must take lots of time or learning to do it properly to keep people safe. While it is vitally important that drug disposal be done properly for everyone’s safety, it doesn’t have to be a difficult, time-consuming thing. At... by Jason Langevin | Jan 31, 2020 | drug diversion
At NarcX®, we have created a solution for both home and business use that will safely and quickly dispose of unneeded or wanted medications. Our patented (US Patent 11,446,531) solution is safe and DEA compliant and can be used in homes, hospitals, pharmacies, medical...
by Jason Langevin | Jul 12, 2018 | opioid addiction, opioid epidemic
The silent, unseen victims of the opioid crisis are the children of those battling addiction, the “opioid orphans” who bounce from foster homes to facilities in search of their forever homes. The Spaulding Youth Center in Northfield helps many children...
by Jason Langevin | Jul 10, 2018 | drug diversion, medication disposal, opioid addiction, opioid epidemic
The silent, unseen victims of the opioid crisis are the children of those battling addiction, the “opioid orphans” who bounce from foster homes to facilities in search of their forever homes. The Spaulding Youth Center in Northfield helps many children...
by Jason Langevin | Jul 10, 2018 | In the News
Whatcom County ‘greatly impacted’ by prescription drug abuse WHATCOM — The county is suing the largest manufacturers of prescription opioids in the country. A federal lawsuit, filed on June 27 by the county Prosecutor’s Office, asks for damages from pharmaceutical...
by Jason Langevin | Jul 5, 2018 | In the News
The federal government’s top disease fighter, who built his career battling the emergence of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s, says the opioid epidemic will be even worse. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has dubbed the...
by Jason Langevin | Jul 3, 2018 | In the News
At home in the village of Holley, not a single day goes by that Tammi Bale can forget the night she lost her son. “March 10th, 2016 I got a phone call about 11 o’clock at night—actually a text saying call me, Bob is dead,” she said. Her son, Robert Bale,...
by Jason Langevin | Jul 3, 2018 | drug diversion, medication disposal, opioid addiction, opioid epidemic
Every day hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, and other healthcare facilities are facing drug diversion. Every day, communities, families, employees, and other individuals are facing the battles of addiction and deaths by overdoses. It is time that individuals and...
by Jason Langevin | Jun 28, 2018 | In the News
COLUMBUS, Ohio -The state auditor says Ohio’s health safety net provided by Medicaid is being stretched thin because of the opioid epidemic. A new report from the Ohio Auditor’s Office shows the number of Ohio Medicaid recipients with an opioid-related...
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