Commentary: Rates of overdose death are declining, but opioid crisis rages on
Commentary: The state's efforts seem to be making a difference, but we've got to do more to address health disparities, among ...
Weirton Daily Times3h
West Virginia provisional drug overdose deaths continue downward trend
Provisional drug overdose deaths in West Virginia continue to follow national trends downward since peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Office of Drug Control Policy in the West ...
Afro13h
Community control-not just public health-is essential in addressing overdose in Baltimore
Exploring Baltimore's opioid lawsuit victory and the narratives surrounding addiction and overdose. A call for community ...
thetechedvocate.org18h
Burlington Launches First-in-the-Nation Overdose Prevention Initiative
In a groundbreaking move to combat the opioid crisis, the Burlington Fire Department has launched the PREVENT initiative, the ...
KERA News19h
Deaths involving fentanyl in Dallas County trending downwards
Drug overdose and alcohol poisoning deaths that involved fentanyl have fallen by about 100 so far since last year.
Sentinel & Enterprise1d
Narcan, overdose prevention training on Wednesday
The city’s Health Department will be hosting a Community Narcan and Overdose Prevention Training on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in ...
2 Vancouver Island hospitals get unsanctioned overdose prevention sites
The physicians set up pop-up sites at both Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria and Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Monday ...
WBAL-TV1d
Opioid Crisis: Baltimore councilman, former mayor seek urgent action with $669M+ in opioid funds
Some top Baltimore leaders question how the city's $669 million in legal settlements and trial awards will heal the city's ...
CDC, Knox County data shows drug overdose deaths are decreasing
The CDC reported drug overdose deaths had been rising since at least 2015, but in January of this year, overdose deaths finally began to decrease. They have continued decreasing in the following ...