Scott H. Silverman’s influential book, The Opioid Epidemic: What You Don’t Know Will Destroy Your Family and Your Life is available via audiobook from Amazon, and directly from Audible here. As we’ve mentioned before, one of the best ways to help solve the opioid crisis is by educating yourself. Learn the signs of addiction, why…
Scott H. Silverman wrote his latest book, The Opioid Epidemic, in response to the public health crisis surrounding these powerful, whether legal or illegal, drugs. When he published the book in 2021, he was already aware that opioid overdoses had skyrocketed during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, but he had no idea that the problem would…
“Fentanyl is poison and can kill you,” begins the segment. Scott H. Silverman recently appeared on KUSI San Diego news to discuss one of our most pressing public health crises – fentanyl overdose. Fentanyl is basically poison, Scott explains, extremely potent and powerful enough to kill in extremely small portions. What’s worse, it’s being mixed…
“Fentanyl is poison and can kill you,” begins the segment. Scott made another guest appearance on the KUSI News morning show “Good Morning San Diego” to discuss the dangers of fentanyl. Notably, he explained that he considers fentanyl to be almost more of a poison than a drug, due to it’s potency. Fentanyl is 100…
As the FOX23 website says, “Fox 23 talks to expert about substance abuse among teens.” Scott discussed the insidious nature of fentanyl’s potency and how 80% of illegal drugs that are seized contain fentanyl. He also discusses how frequently kids may go to parties and unwittingly take something that can end their lives. He has this advice for…
In a segment entitled, “How To Talk To Friends, Family And Children About Substance Abuse,” Channel 8 news in Tampa, Florida hosted Scott H. Silverman recently to discuss this sensitive topic. Scott H Silverman, substance abuse expert and author of “The Opioid Epidemic,” joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of the show Bloom, with tips for talking…
Thanks to the widespread availability of fentanyl, the overdose rate more than doubled in 2020, and went up 20% again in the first half of 2021. Scott H. Silverman appeared on KUSI to discuss this disturbing phenomenon. Watch the entire segment here: Fentanyl on KUSI. If you are facing a situation with a loved one,…
When you hear the term “drug addict,” you might picture gangsters and residents of Skid Row. You might think of actors and musicians. Drug use is only something that afflicts the very poor or the very rich—isn’t it? The truth is, of course, that anyone can fall victim to addiction. In the wake of the…
Fentanyl has become a major player in the opioid epidemic. Originally prescribed for managing pain in cancer patients in the early 1960s, it made its way to the streets in the early 2000s. From there, it found its way into the bodies of addicts and unsuspecting teens looking to have some “fun.” Unfortunately, not all…