For the first time in decades, the U.S. saw a dramatic drop in drug overdose deaths, with 30,000 fewer lives lost in 2024 compared to the year before. The CDC credits expanded access to naloxone, better addiction treatment, and billions from opioid[...]
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A Turning Point in the Fentanyl Crisis? Overdose Deaths Drop Nationwide
For the first time in years, the U.S. is seeing a sustained and dramatic drop in fatal drug overdoses. New research shows fentanyl-related deaths have declined in all 50 states, with some regions reporting a decrease of over 50%. Experts credit wider[...]
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Meet the telehealth company that’s treated treated 20,000 opioid addiction patients
In a place like North Dakota, where do you turn when there's no where to turn? When it comes to addiction, rural can be real challenge. The services and resources common in larger populations centers simply don't exist. But what if you[...]
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Minnesota prisons confront national trend of ‘drug-soaked’ mail filtering behind bars
What's the newest way to get drugs into prison? Put a stamp on them and send it. Of course, you'll have to soak the paper and envelope in liquid narcotics, first. Stephen Montemayor with the Star Tribune has the full story on[...]
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North Dakota judge, others call for stronger efforts to prevent drug overdose
A long-serving North Dakota judge is speaking out in support of reforming North Dakota's sentencing policies when it comes to fentanyl dealers. It's opened up another round of conversation on the havoc the opioid addiction scourge is creating across the state. There[...]
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Saskatchewan reaches new record for overdose deaths in 2022
The opioid addiction scourge knows no borders. It's worth noting, especially as we seek solutions locally, that we need to look far and wide for those managing this crisis most effectively. It's also timely as Governor Burgum recently announced how the state[...]
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Burgum appoints advisory committee to distribute funds from settlements with opioid manufacturers
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum today issued an executive order creating an Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee to receive and distribute funds received under settlement agreements and recommend how they should be used by local governments. The state has entered into 11[...]
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The US is about to make opioid addiction treatment much easier
When it comes to opioid addiction, the U.S. has a staggering, heartbreaking problem. In 2021, our nation lost 109,000 people to overdoses. For 2022, the forecast is to see that number go down only slightly. To deal with the issue, Congress is[...]
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The White House unveils a new system to track and better prevent opioid overdoses
Few, if any, communities in the country have escaped the scourge of opioid addiction. Minot is no exception. And those most impacted have begged and pleaded at all levels of government for more action. Well, the Federal government is stepping up in[...]
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Across the country, cities and states begin battles with corporate pharmaceuticals over opioid crisis
Through lives lost to overdoses or changed forever due to addiction and numerous cascade effects such as increases in property crime and demand for services, the costs of the opioid epidemic are staggering. And who's bearing the cost? People, families, and local[...]
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Americans say: hold drug companies responsible for opioid crisis
Some states have filed lawsuits against the drug companies. And according to a poll conducted by NPR, the majority of Americans are ok with holding those same companies accountable. Get the full story from NPR.
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U.S. launches four-state study to find ways to reduce opioid overdose deaths
The opioid addiction epidemic that's sweeping the country has finally gotten the notable attention of federal government. The response: a $350 million appropriation going to research sites in four states -- Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio -- with the hopes of[...]
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North Dakota’s first syringe exchange program tackles trust issues
Among the hard-to-measure longterm costs associated with the nation's opioid epidemic -- the future health care costs of former abusers who've contracted a disease through sharing needles. And while controversial, needle exchange programs have been shown to reduce the spread of infection,[...]
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Engulfed in Opioid Deaths, Ohio Turns to Science
A huge contributor to the opioid epidemic is the over-prescription of pain medication. In other words, a big percentage of those addicted get their start at the doctor's office. And that fact is driving a number of research-based pain reduction techniques and technologies.[...]
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Drug company billionaire arrested on charges of opioid conspiracy
When it comes to moving product, it seems some in the pharmaceutical industry are far more concerned with the bottom line than medical ethics and basic human scruples. And when those values combine to bolster sales of a highly addictive opioid-based painkiller,[...]
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Enlisting Educators in the War Against Prescription Drug Abuse
The opioid epidemic is not unique to Minot; it's a nationwide problem. And the solutions aren't simple either. But in the opinion of Tammy Wincup of Everfi, one tool we should be using is an education curriculum that empowers and educates students[...]