Law Enforcement Roundtable
Jones County Sheriff Alex Hodge and Sheriff Randy Johnson of Jasper County stop by the studio to discuss the use of body cameras, the opioid...
Tag : Opioids
Lee County Head LEO Gives His Perspective on Kratom
Kratom is a product made from an evergreen tree in Southeast Asia(a tree in the Coffee family) that has both opioid-like properties and stimulant-like effects,...
Over-the-counter Kratom affects the brain “just like heroin”
by Dawn Dugle
More than 100 people have overdosed on a supplement or herbal drug called Kratom. It’s from a tree that grows in tropical Asia and Dr....
Americans consume 97% of all hydrocodone products made in the world
The United States makes up 5% of the world’s population, but consumes 80% of the opioids manufactured in the world (that includes 97% of all...
The different treatments available for opioid addiction
Every year, more than 55,000 people die from opioid overdoses in the United States. That is one person every ten minutes. Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT)...
Pharmacists join the fight against opioids
Every 12 minutes, someone in the United States dies from an opioid overdose – 115 people each day. In Mississippi, we rank fifth in the...
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...
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...