Opiods Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/opiods/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:01:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png Opiods Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/category/opiods/ 32 32 The Fentanyl Crisis in America: How did we get here? Part II https://heatherhayes.com/the-fentanyl-crisis-in-america-how-did-we-get-here-part-ii/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:01:06 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/from-abduction-trauma-to-healing-rethinking-adolescent-transport-through-a-trauma-responsive-lens-copy/ As the opioid crisis continues to wreak havoc across America, understanding the root of the problem which plagues our nation remains key to being able to provide solutions. Drugs like fentanyl, codeine, oxycodone, and other synthetic opioids continue to cause thousands of deaths across the country every year. This problem is not limited to the […]

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]]> The Fentanyl Crisis in America: How did we get here? Part I https://heatherhayes.com/the-fentanyl-crisis-in-america-how-did-we-get-here-part-l/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/from-abduction-trauma-to-healing-rethinking-adolescent-transport-through-a-trauma-responsive-lens-copy/ Our nation is currently in the midst of a crisis, the ever-increasing number of individuals across America who are using drugs classed as synthetic opioids.  In 2023, it was estimated that more than 1,500 Americans died per week from some kind of overdose; between the years 2000 and 2024, the majority of drug overdose deaths […]

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]]> Just Say “Know”: New Approaches to Youth Substance Misuse https://heatherhayes.com/just-say-know-new-approaches-to-youth-substance-misuse/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:00:27 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/what-are-the-signs-of-an-overdose-copy/ We all know the common refrain when it comes to teaching kids about drugs and alcohol: “Just Say No.” For decades, governments, schools, and families alike have used this phrase in an attempt to keep young people away from dangerous substances. This approach leans heavily on authority, trading on the presumed respect that teenagers have […]

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]]> What Are the Signs of an Overdose? https://heatherhayes.com/what-are-the-signs-of-an-overdose/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:25:18 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/new-drugs-new-dangers-what-are-xylazines-and-nitazenes-and-how-do-they-affect-users-copy/ Those who are struggling with substance use disorder face many risks. These individuals often find themselves falling out of step with their communities and society as their lives start to revolve around substance use. They are also likely to experience physical harm in the form of intense cravings, painful withdrawal symptoms, memory loss, and unpleasant […]

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]]> New Drugs, New Dangers: What are Xylazines and Nitazenes and How Do They Affect Users? https://heatherhayes.com/new-drugs-new-dangers-what-are-xylazines-and-nitazenes-and-how-do-they-affect-users/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 07:00:04 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/understanding-the-troubled-teen-industry-when-treatment-becomes-traumatic-copy/ In the United States and beyond, prescription painkillers and opioid-based drugs are being used illegally at crisis levels: there has been much reporting on the opioid crisis that is deepening in communities around the globe.[1] Synthetic opioids such as OxyContin and Fentanyl have made their way into otherwise non-opioid medications sold illegally and have been […]

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