opioid deaths

Health & Safety

Davidson County nonprofit pushes for opioid overdose-reversing drug in all NC schools

4:11pm May 22, 2024

by Marc Isabella

Wake Forest University student Marc Isabella spoke to Barbara Walsh about her advocacy through the nonprofit she started, Fentanyl Victims Network of North Carolina.

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A photo of a chart showing overdose deaths in Guilford County between 2014 and 2020.

Health & Safety

Guilford County health report shows rise in opioid deaths

3:08pm August 07, 2023

by DJ Simmons

A new report that tracks mortality and morbidity in Guilford County shows a rise in opioid deaths.

Health & Safety

NC Opioid Deaths Declined in 2018, Breaking Trend

8:56pm August 29, 2019

by Paul Garber

The number of unintentional opioid overdose deaths in North Carolina has dropped for the first time in five years.