Monthly Archives: August 2019

As the state of Kentucky began to tackle the opioid epidemic by passing legislation on the amount, duration and procedures for which controlled substances can be prescribed, the University of Kentucky began to establish additional opioid-prescribing guidelines and protocols for … Read More

Three small companies and University Hospitals in Cleveland will be receiving $1 million each for products they created to help fight opioid abuse with technology. It’s the final stage of a unique state-sponsored contest to find new ways to use tech to battle … Read More

DENVER (CBS) — There’s some hope in the fight against the opioid crisis. Experts say there’s a medication out there that is the best treatment they’ve seen, but not a lot of people know about it. In Colorado, there’s a push for more … Read More

An Indianapolis-based foundation contends that many states – including Indiana – are not getting their fair share of federal money to combat opioid abuse. The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation issued a report Tuesday describing a disconnect between opioid intervention funding … Read More

NORTH CANTON, Ohio – The Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) has installed NaloxBox units in its terminal that contain Narcan nasal spray, which can reverse the effects of opioid overdose. It’s part of a collaboration between CAK, the City of Green, Cover2 … Read More

PARAMUS, NJ – The state’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services awarded more than $1 million in grant funding to Care Plus Inc. to expand its recovery support services to those battling opioid addiction in northern New Jersey. The … Read More

Members of the Lexington County Fire Service will have another tool at their disposal in an effort to save lives. Firefighters will begin carrying Narcan for patients suffering from an overdose, county officials said Monday in a news release. Narcan, … Read More

For the first time in 30 years, opioid overdose deaths are down. Health officials and first responders say they know why as they point to one critical tool saving more lives. Benjamin Rohde remembers one of his first calls as … Read More

First investigators came across a package of 101 oxycontin pills sent to a New Haven doctor via a “dark web narcotics distribution organization.” Then came a call from Walgreens — and the feds were closing on the doctor, a suspected … Read More

DIXON, Illinois – Usually when the Dixon Fire Department gets a call about a drug overdose, they’d treat them by giving them a dose of Narcan – a medication that reverses the effect of the drug.  But, with the new … Read More