A terrible loss for Dawn Farm and the field (from 3.27.14) Last night (Wednesday), Pat Gibbons, Dawn Farm's Medical Director and psychiatrist died suddenly. We're stunned. He was just at Spera on Tuesday night seeing clients. It's a terrible loss for Dawn Farm and our community. Any words I can come up with feel entirely … Continue reading 2014’s top posts: #1
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Demographics of heroin
A new article in JAMA Psychiatry reports on demographic differences in heroin use since the 1960s. These findings are entirely congruent with Dawn Farm's experience: And the “type” who’s addicted to heroin has shifted considerably over the years, according to the new study. In the 1960s, the average heroin beginner was 16 years old, … Continue reading Demographics of heroin
Opiate use soars
The AP has a story on the explosion of prescription opiate sales: Nationwide, pharmacies received and ultimately dispensed the equivalent of 69 tons of pure oxycodone and 42 tons of pure hydrocodone in 2010, the last year for which statistics are available. That's enough to give 40 5-mg Percocets and 24 5-mg Vicodins to every person in … Continue reading Opiate use soars
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