Commentary: State lawmakers, have you forgotten about the opioid crisis?
Addiction care providers urgently need the state's help to retain workers, get more people into treatment and expand ...
'What’s the value of that life?' RI House passes extension of overdose prevention centers.
Since opening its doors in January 2025, the Providence center has served 135 distinct individuals and intervened in 22 overdoses.
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Three rural NC counties map out paths to reducing overdose deaths
Edgecombe, Beaufort and Nash leaders recently described how they're working to cut opioid overdoses, and they all went to the source.
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Cloverdale mom helps remember those lost to opioid epidemic, one lock at a time
Cloverdale’s Holly Hunt hung a lock for her son Robert, who died of fentanyl poisoning. Today, she has hung 100 locks ...
Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused
“Every person working on it was let go,” Hoenig said, noting that the data collection is mandated by Congress. The office is ...
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Hit hard by opioid crisis, Black patients further hurt by barriers to care
Black people are disproportionately affected by opioid overdose in North Carolina. Efforts are being made to provide resources and treatment for addiction in the Black community.