Month: October 2017

New York Post ‘Angel’ nurse sings for dying patientNew York PostA Nashville nurse has captured the hearts of millions by tearfully singing to a dying woman awaiting a liver transplant. Margaret Smith, 63, was hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where nurse Olivia Neufelder sang “Dancing in the Sky …‘You never left her side’: Video … Read more

WDBJ7 As President declares national opioid emergency, local leaders say more resources are neededWDBJ7ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) Rae Barker is 15 months clean and sober, and getting ready to graduate from a year-long recovery program at the Roanoke Rescue Mission. It wasn’t long ago that she was in the grips of opioid addiction. “I had dropped … Read more

HuffPost Children And The Opioid CrisisHuffPostPresident Trump’s announcement yesterday reminded us all that the opioid crisis is a public health emergency, but in fact it is also a national emergency and we must do so much more. Daily we read articles and see searing reports about the opioid crisis.The Hidden Tragedy of the Opioid CrisisTIMEAP … Read more

TIME The Hidden Tragedy of the Opioid CrisisTIMEWhen President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency Thursday, he noted that “last year we lost at least 64,000 Americans to overdoses.” He is not incorrect. A preliminary analysis for 2016 from the Centers for Disease Control and …Experts Examine Trump’s ‘Just Say No 2.0’ Message … Read more

Morganton News Herald Burke Recovery responds to opioid crisis after Trump declares emergencyMorganton News HeraldPresident Donald Trump signs a presidential memorandum declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais). Pablo Martinez Monsivais. and more » >View original article … Read more

Lexington Herald Leader AP FACT CHECK: Past anti-drug campaigns show little successLexington Herald LeaderPresident Donald Trump is promising a “massive advertising campaign” as part of his administration’s response to the worst drug crisis in U.S. history, but past marketing efforts have shown few results and experts say other measures could be more … and more » … Read more

Newsweek AP FACT CHECK: Past anti-drug campaigns show little successBusiness InsiderPresident Donald Trump is promising a “massive advertising campaign” as part of his administration’s response to the worst drug crisis in U.S. history, but past marketing efforts have shown few results and experts say other measures could be far more …Separating fact from fiction about breast … Read more

Chicago Tribune ‘This is a disease’: Opioid crisis moves from local stage to national spotlightChicago TribunePresident Trump speaks at the White House Thursday before signing a presidential memorandum to declare the opioid crisis a national public health emergency. (Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post). Suzanne BakerContact ReporterNaperville Sun.The Hidden Tragedy of the Opioid CrisisTIMEExperts Examine … Read more