A container of Narcan sits on a table following a demonstration at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Washington. Health officials held an event on Friday to ...
Implementation of the Opioid Overdose Recovery Program (OORP) in emergency departments (EDs) led to a 2.3-fold increase in initiation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs), better treatment ...
PITTSFIELD — If you've lost a loved one to an overdose, it can be difficult to talk about. Julie MacDonald, program director for Living in Recovery, is trying to make that a bit easier by fostering a ...
THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT. AND THIS MASS OVERDOSE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE ENOCH PRATT LIBRARY’S PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE BRANCH. THE LIBRARY IS ACTUALLY CLOSED TODAY. YOU CAN SEE THE SIGN ...
More than 90 people have died this year due to a drug overdose in Montgomery County. Rapid reversal medications like naloxone, or Narcan have proven to be an effective strategy to reversing a drug ...
Disparities in access to recovery resources persist, with Black Americans facing significant barriers in sustaining recovery from opioid use disorder. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are ...
EVERYONE WHO WORKS IN THIS BUILDING AND WALKS THESE HALLS HAS A STORY TO SHARE, A STORY THAT CONNECTS THEM ALL. BECAUSE SOMEWHERE IN EACH OF THEIR STORIES LIES THE PAIN OF ADDICTION. IF THE PEOPLE IN ...
Recovery Anne Arundel hosted its 10th annual memorial to mark International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 29, remembering those lost to the disease of addiction, at the Unitarian Universalist Church ...