Ken Trogdon —
In previous blog posts, I have written on the importance of working together to save lives from opioid overdoses. When multiple nonprofits, agencies and communities collaborate on solutions, we are able to apply more knowledge and resources to fight illicit fentanyl.
HarborPath Team —
We're proud to be a part of the TEMPO initiative, bringing attention to International Overdose Awareness Day.
Harbor Path Team —
"We all start at the same place, but somewhere along this path, people get lost. It's like you're just looking for that lighthouse, out there, come on, just come back."
Everyone is aware of the continuing opioid epidemic and the loss of tens of thousands of lives every year. But combine the epidemic with a pandemic and brace for bad news: in the past 12 month period, isolation, loss of work, and economic hardship have rocketed the death count to a record high that is almost 27% higher than the preceding year.
Talk about needing to vent. My 86-year-old dad was having an awful year: accident, illness, spinal surgery, bacterial infection – all on top of being locked down during a global pandemic.
The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is part of the Federal Ryan White Part B program, administered through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at the Department of Health and Human Services.
The irony of looking after sick people at work but not being able to look after her own health at home was not lost on Stephanie Moore.
