Physician heal thyself?

[Gob]

Two drug counsellors at a US addiction centre have died after overdosing.

The two live-in mentors were discovered unresponsive at the facility in south-eastern Pennsylvania on Monday.

Six male recovering addicts who live at the facility discovered the unidentified pair in separate rooms.

Paramedics pronounced both counsellors dead at the scene, despite residents administering a naloxone injection, which can reverse an overdose if administered immediately.

Officials said the incident at Freedom Ridge Recovery Lodge in West Brandywine Township underscores how terrible the region's opioid epidemic has become.

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan told KTLA: "The staff members in charge of supervising recovering addicts succumbed to their own addiction and died of opioid overdoses.

"Opioids are a monster that is slowly consuming our population."

The counsellors were found with used needles near their bodies, the district attorney's office said.

There were also small heroin bags stamped with "Superman" and "Danger/Skull & Crossbones".

Preliminary toxicology reports from the pair have tested positive for heroin and fentanyl, an opioid that killed the pop star Prince in an accidental overdose a year ago.

[BoSoxGal]

So sad. This happened at a treatment center in Portland, Maine recently, too - just one counselor. Lots of addicts get into counseling while in recovery and any addict can relapse. It's a chronic life-long condition. I've done a fair bit of research and I tend to think for opiate addicts long term Suboxone treatment is a better approach than abstinence. Opiates change the brain forever after addictive use.

[oldr_n_wsr]

I've seen/heard of/know too many who ended up like this.
And there will be more.

I hope they are at peace.

I have no more words.