Monthly Archives: March 2019

Shrewsbury/Westborough – Shrewsbury High School senior Amber Ali is a busy girl.  As she eagerly awaits those all-important college acceptances, she is working diligently on her Girl Scout Gold Award project. Her project is based on the opioid crisis and … Read More

In Kenosha County, officials are working to curb the opioid crisis through an injection called Vivitrol. Once every 28 days a client receives the non-addictive injection. The prescribed drug works by binding to opioid receptors, blocking the high users feel. … Read More

Benzodiazepine and opiate use is being reported by more women than men seeking treatment for alcohol addiction problems according to new figures from the Health Research Board (HRB). While alcohol remains the main problem drug that people enter treatment for … Read More

March 20, 2019 – Blue Shield of California’s Narcotic Safety Initiative has achieved a 56 percent reduction in opioid use among members with chronic pain, surpassing its 2018 year-end goal by six percentage points. While opioid prescriptions have steadily decreased in recent years, deaths … Read More

Programs funded by the grant will use data to show successes and reveal evidence-based approaches that address different types of opioid abuse in youth. A new discretionary grant was recently announced by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice … Read More

TUCSON, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) – One police department in Arizona has become the go-to agency when it comes to analyzing and fighting the opioid epidemic. Being double gloved, wearing a lab coat, having eye protection and having a full face respirator … Read More

Even though 75% of companies have experienced the effects of the opioid epidemic, only 17% say they are “extremely well prepared” to handle it, according to a new survey from the National Safety Council (NSC). The results of the survey were … Read More

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Law enforcement leaders and addiction specialists in Collier County say dozens of lives are being saved in the battle against the opioid crisis, thanks to increased federal funding. Collier was designated as a High-Intensity Drug Trafficking … Read More

LEICESTER — A Vermont state trooper on Friday night collapsed following a traffic stop in Leicester and was revived by multiple doses of Narcan, which is used to combat the effects of an opiate overdose. The incident began at about … Read More

Suicide and opioid overdose deaths both rose in Minnesota in 2017, extending a trend that began in 2000 and reaching record levels, according to data released Monday by state health officials who called it “a worrisome long-term trend.” Deaths by … Read More