Interventionist and CEO of Confidential Recovery Scott H. Silverman visited TNT to discuss a variety of issues that are affecting and contributing to the opioid epidemic. The topics discussed included border policy, homeless policy, mental health trends, and the rise in overdose rates. Narcan has its Limits One thing that continually comes up in recent public…
Scott H. Silverman was on KUSI news this week to discuss the urgent need to recognize Recovery Month and that people are self-medicating at record levels, especially since the COVID shutdown era. “[Addiction is] not generational, it’s not zip-code specific, it goes everywhere and it’s impacting a a lot of people.” Regarding the border, Scott…
In a bold move that coincides with Fentanyl Awareness Day (August 21st, 2024) Confidential Recovery CEO Scott H. Silverman has called upon both presidential candidates to unveil a plan to tackle the fentanyl crisis in our country. With about 400 deaths a day to accidental overdose, and overdose being the leading cause of death of…
“Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat that our nation has ever encountered, and although we have an awareness day on May 7th, we should be talking about it every day,” is how Scott led off his interview on KUSI this week in recognition of Fentanyl Awareness Day. Scott then proceeded to describe how fentanyl is…
Substance Use Disorder is not just bad for your health, relationships, and professional life; it’s also deadly. Consider the three NYC professionals who died from a fentanyl overdose in March 2021; they all thought they were ordering cocaine through a delivery service, but the dealers laced it with fentanyl. We cannot stress enough that drugs…
A huge source of frustration for those who have firsthand experience with the opioid crisis is that no one seems to care. Officials say they will “do more” but often fail to elaborate. This is a topic Scott Silverman discusses during a recent appearance on The Opioid Matrix podcast. He once used the analogy of…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego has recently announced that it is investing more funds into fighting fentanyl, which is a full-scale public health crisis. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a public health strategy aimed at addressing overdoses. Scott H. Silverman appeared on KUSI’s Good Evening San Diego show to discuss the challenges that the…
On Monday’s episode of Good Morning San Diego, after the all-too-familiar stories of young people overdosing, Confidential Recovery CEO Scott H. Silverman appeared on KUSI to discuss the discouraging epidemic of fentanyl overdoses. San Diego has been hit hard by the synthetic opioid. Many people who are overdosing are taking another illegally manufactured drug, in…
If you wait for your teen to begin exhibiting signs of addiction, it may already be too late. The DEA launched the “One Pill Can Kill” initiative in September 2021 to battle the increase in illegal opioid distribution and use, with fentanyl being the top priority. In just four months, they seized more than 10…
In August, Scott Silverman had the opportunity to get involved in the Living Undeterred Tour. Organized by Jeff Johnston, this mental health initiative travels the country, attempting to change minds—and maybe even lives. In short, Living Undeterred shares the goals of every advocate for ending the opioid crisis and raising mental health awareness: End the…