Mississippi Peer Support Specialist
Peer support has existed for decades, both formally and informally, in clubhouses, drop-in centers, and consumer-run organizations. Since the 1990s, increased attention has been paid...
Tag : Opioid Addiction
Mississippi Physicians Creating Opioid Use Alternatives Model
Mississippi’s statistics on opioid use resulting in addiction and deaths are scary, and everyone seems to agree that there is an issue, but what to...
MS State Medical Association Alliance
Prescription Opioid Drug Abuse has become a major epidemic in the United States. Each day, almost 7,000 people are treated in emergency departments for using...
State Opioid Treatment Authority On Mary Wieden and You
Are we just in a crisis or is it an epidemic when it comes to opioids here in Mississippi? Mary Wieden had Michael Jordan with...
Caller – Michael Tells His Story of Overcoming Addiction
Caller Michael joined the conversation to talk about his struggle to overcome addiction to opioids. He recounted how he was prescribed pain medication, following a...
Synthetic drug “100 times more powerful than morphine”
There’s a dangerous new drug making the rounds. A synthetic fentanyl that is 100 times more powerful than morphine. MBN Director John Dowdy talked to...
Nurses: On the Front Lines of Medicine
MS Board of Nursing’s Executive Director Phyllis Polk, CFO and Director of Operations Shan Montgomery and General Counsel Brett Thompson-May join Mary Wieden to talk about nursing in...
David Magee from The Oxford Eagle
David McGee, the publisher of “The Oxford Eagle”, joined the conversation to give his personal perspective on the ongoing opioid abuse epidemic in the Magnolia...