Fact Check: NC Doesn't Have The Second-Most Drug Overdose Deaths
To reduce opioid overdose deaths, North Carolina lawmakers want to crack down on the people who distribute them.
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Knocking On Doors To Get Opioid Overdose Survivors Into Treatment
Within days of an OD from opioids or other drugs, users in Huntington, W.Va., are visited by a quick-response team at home, the hospital or in jail. Reversing an OD is just recovery's first step.
On College Campuses, Making Overdose Medication Readily Available
College campuses are growing increasingly concerned about how to keep students safe amid a national opioid crisis. Some schools provide free and easy access to drugs that can reverse an overdose.
How The Opioid Epidemic Affects Older Adults
In 2017, more than 5,500 North Carolinians went to the emergency room for an opioid overdose.
Bystanders To Fatal Overdoses Increasingly Becoming Criminal Defendants
Prosecutors in 20 states are using old laws to file homicide charges to hold family and friends accountable in opioid-related deaths. The penalty is steep and experts debate its effectiveness.
Reversing An Overdose Isn't Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be
The U.S. surgeon general has recommended that naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug, be widely available to consumers. But there are several barriers to consumers' ability to acquire it.
North Carolina Sees Sharp Rise In Opioid Overdose Emergency Room Visits
There were over 5,700 emergency department visits for opioid overdoses in 2017. That amounts to a 40 percent increase from the year before.
Hospitals Could Do More For Survivors Of Opioid Overdoses, Study Suggests
Researchers say hospitals are missing an opportunity to help people with opioid addiction get into treatment by not doing enough when they show up in emergency rooms after an overdose.
Beach Town Tries To Reverse Runaway Growth Of 'Sober Homes'
Some local and state officials in South Florida are calling for more regulation of addiction recovery residences to help combat insurance scams.
First Responders Spending More On Overdose Reversal Drug
With price hikes and rising demand, the drug naloxone, which can reverse an opioid overdose, is taking up an ever-larger share of emergency department budgets.