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Workers Overdose On The Job, And Employers Struggle To Respond - Despite the growing epidemic of Americans misusing opioids and overdosing on the job, many employers turn a blind eye to addiction within their workforce ill-equipped or unwilling to confront an issue they are at a loss to handle.

In the new spin-off show, "The Conners," the show tackles one of the nation’s highest-profile issue: #opioid #addiction. Dr. Stephen Odom, featured in the Healthline article, discusses opioid overdoses. Click here to read the full article: https://www.healthline.com//can-you-die-of-an-opioid-overd

Thank you Public Safety Peer Support Association for hosting a great event this weekend. Simple Recovery was able to attend the the Wellness on the Front Line 2018 #PSPSA Conference, speak to several #firstresponders and share information about the First Responder Program with hundreds of amazing people.

Workers Overdose On The Job, And Employers Struggle To Respond - Despite the growing epidemic of Americans misusing opioids and overdosing on the job, many employers turn a blind eye to addiction within their workforce ill-equipped or unwilling to confront an issue they are at a loss to handle.

"Writing of drunken blackouts, Judge admits, I could have done anything and not know it - Mark Judge’s Addiction Memoir, ‘Wasted’: Key Revelations Rolling Stone - https://rol.st/2Rp3ITC

"Addiction is a chronic, multifaceted brain disease that requires specialized training to treat it effectively, yet most doctors leave medical school without education in addiction medicine." Kelly J. Clark - president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine

When conflicts arise between what the court orders and the providers decide, felons can languish in jail with no treatment at all. - https://bit.ly/2P9Mngb

Addictive behavior could trace back to an ancient retrovirus in our DNA | Popular Science - https://bit.ly/2Q3A19m

California Gov. Jerry Brown last week green-lit a series of measures aimed at reforming the state’s troubled and under-regulated rehab system. One of the new laws puts a ban on patient brokering. #ethicalrehab #addictionrehab #rehablaws

Demi Lovato has reached her 60-day mark in rehab following an apparent overdose at her Hollywood Hills home on July 24. Lovato "wants to make a statement to her fans, family and friends that she is strong and can recover."

Dr. Barry Schultz is serving 157 years in prison after he prescribed enough opioids for a prosecutor to call him one of Florida's, "most notorious drug dealers." In his only interview, Schultz says he's a scapegoat - https://cbsn.ws/2RkbTAH

See Dave Navarro Present Moby With Rock to Recovery Icon Award Rolling Stone - https://rol.st/2MOk1WN

The number of people who used heroin for the first time dropped more than 50 percent between 2016 and 2017 from 170,000 to 81,000 according to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which was released earlier this month. Read what else they found here:

Everything You Need to Know About the Dangers of Oxycontin, what to look for and what treatments are available :