Opioid-meth addiction complicates treatment
People who use both drugs may find it especially difficult to break free.
People who use both drugs may find it especially difficult to break free.
Sara Riemersma overdosed on pain medication. Spectrum Health saved her life. As a paramedic, she's now paying it forward, saving other lives.
Saving leftover pills, and not storing them correctly, could lead to opioid misuse or abuse.
For instance, survey finds less than half can recognize anxiety.
Thirty percent of fatal opioid overdoses involved both types of meds, but number of people prescribed both has spiked.
'Every day 44 people die from prescription opioids because they are not taking their medications safely.'