Request being made to add Xylazine to the list of controlled substances in NC
Published: Sunday, March 17th, 2024 @ 6:39 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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New York City hit a grim milestone last year, logging a record number of drug overdose deaths.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 12:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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September marks National Recovery Month, an opportunity to celebrate any changes towards wellness and a healthier, happier life. It specifically highlights people in recovery from substance use and mental health conditions
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 7:48 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Governor Roy Cooper declared today Overdose Awareness Day in North Carolina. Overdose Awareness Day is about remembering those whose lives have been lost to overdose, honoring family and community grief, and renewing our commitment to ending the overdose crisis in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 1:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The city is breaking records for fatal overdoses.
Published: Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 @ 11:06 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray to reduce drug overdose deaths driven by illicit opioids amid an ongoing epidemic largely fueled by the southern border crisis.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 2:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Monday that authorities seized fentanyl mixed with a pharmaceutical drug used to sedate animals in 48 states, warning the American public of a widespread threat.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 9:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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NCDHHS Continues Fight Against Overdose Epidemic
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 3:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Los Angeles Unified School District students can soon carry Narcan nasal spray at school in case of an opioid overdose, officials announced.
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2023 @ 10:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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The overdose epidemic has taken a heartbreaking toll on our Nation, claiming the lives of far too many Americans and devastating families and communities across the country.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 4:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Houston police are walking back a claim that a security guard at Astroworld was injected with drugs after saying he felt a prick in his neck.
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 @ 10:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill this week banning the federal government from being able to buy crack pipes, and appear to have taken a shot at Democrat President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, who was an admitted crack addict, with the name the bill was given.
Published: Sunday, April 3rd, 2022 @ 8:16 am
By: Daily Wire
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'If we do the same with the opioid settlement money as they did with the tobacco settlement deal, I’ll vote against myself.” — State Rep. Sasser, R-Stanly, a retired pharmacist who co-chairs the House Health Appropriations Committee
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2022 @ 2:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The purported fact-checking website Snopes attempted to debunk reporting this week that said the Biden administration would be funding programs that distribute crack pipes.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 5:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Programs that provide overdose prevention and syringe access are serving more people and potentially saving more lives, according to the 2020-2021 North Carolina Safer Syringe Initiative Annual Report released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 12:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In order to better reach those with substance use disorders, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $4.4 million in funding for 15 mobile units to provide screening, assessment, treatment, primary care and recovery support services.
Published: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 9:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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New York City authorized two supervised injection sites to begin operating in Manhattan earlier this week, and on the first day, staff reversed two overdoses.
Published: Monday, December 6th, 2021 @ 8:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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As the U.S. reckons with record-breaking drug overdose deaths during the COVID-19 epidemic, Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies is making an investment to help combat the overdose crisis.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 11:52 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Data released by the CDC late last year shows a significant increase in deaths related to drug overdoses in 2020, resulting in “the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period.”
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 12:30 am
By: Daily Wire
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I'm thrilled to be here in North Carolina with so many of these unbelievable professionals, doctors, nurses, and amazing healthcare workers.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 @ 1:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a $35 million State Opioid Response (SOR) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2020 @ 2:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new federal grant will help North Carolina partner with local justice systems — including local law enforcement, courts and others — to prevent opioid overdoses and connect people to treatment.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 @ 8:26 am
By: Governor's Office
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President Donald J. Trump has mobilized Federal resources to combat the opioid crisis that has devastated so many of our communities.
Published: Thursday, September 5th, 2019 @ 11:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For the first time in five years the number of unintentional opioid-related overdose deaths among North Carolina residents has fallen.
Published: Friday, August 30th, 2019 @ 8:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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More than 800 gathered in Raleigh this week to address the Opioid epidemic. Five lives are lost each day and more than 13,000 deaths occurred between 1999 and 2017 due to Opioids.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 @ 12:09 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Remarks by President Trump in Meeting on Opioids
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2019 @ 9:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, at the opening of the 2019 Opioid Summit, Governor Roy Cooper highlighted the state’s progress in addressing the opioid epidemic over the last two years and launched the updated Opioid Action Plan 2.0 to continue to combat this issue in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2019 @ 8:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Public Safety are partnering to create a new medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program to reduce the overdose-related deaths of people with an opioid disorder who are re-entering their communities upon leaving prison.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 5:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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FIGHTING THE OPIOID CRISIS: President Donald J. Trump’s effort to combat the opioid crisis is making progress and he remains committed to ensuring we end this crisis next door.
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2019 @ 9:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Unintentional opioid-related overdose resulted in 1,884 deaths in North Carolina last year, a 34 percent increase from the 1,407 deaths attributed to the same cause in 2016, and state health officials say the increase is due to the increase in potent illicit drugs like heroin and fentanyl
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 5:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina is strengthening its fight against the opioid epidemic by expanding the number of pharmacies participating in the Controlled Substance Reporting System
Published: Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 @ 11:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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Twenty-two local health departments in North Carolina will receive a share of $1.8 million to implement high-impact, community-level strategies to address the opioid crisis based on the NC Opioid Action Plan
Published: Thursday, November 1st, 2018 @ 10:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Year of Historic Action to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 1:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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