Please check out Into The Light, a national non-profit that creates public exhibitions of original portraits and individual stories of people who have died from the disease of drug addiction in locations around the country. Their mission is to change the conversation about drug addiction through...
New statewide initiative will raise awareness around dangers of fentanyl and equip Californians with lifesaving information What You Need To Know: CDPH has launched “Facts Fight Fentanyl,” a statewide campaign to educate Californians on the dangers of fentanyl and how to prevent overdoses and...
Fentanyl awareness and prevention is a top priority for the nation’s Governors and First Spouses. Numerous Governors have taken executive action, signed legislation, created campaigns and used emergency powers to tackle the nation’s drug overdose epidemic. To help augment the work Governors and...
27 groups call for change in the face of a growing synthetic opioid crisis as International Opioid Awareness Day approaches Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse DURANGO, Colo., Aug. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse (MAPDA), in...
Faces of Fentanyl Exhibit WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will recognize National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day on Wednesday, August 21 with extended DEA Museum hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Faces of Fentanyl exhibit is one of the museum’s featured exhibits, and...
More than 321,000 children have lost a parent to a drug overdose, a recent federal study found Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her. Emma’s mom,...
PORTLAND, Ore. – Patients with a prescription for an opioid use disorder medication may have a tough time getting it filled if their pharmacy is in a community that’s racially and economically segregated, according to a new study led by scientists at Oregon State University and Johns Hopkins...
Effort aims to elevate Indigenous Knowledge and culture in research, to respond to the overdose crisis and address related health disparities. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a program that will support Native American communities to lead public health research to address...
The free Naloxone kits will be distributed at the Public Health Department offices on Concord Street, where training will also be available. FRAMINGHAM, MA — Starting Tuesday, August 13, the City of Framingham Public Health Department will distribute free Naloxone kits and provide training at 188...
The retail pharmacy and healthcare provider facilitated the donation of 12,000 units of the life-saving medication to the non-profit for distribution at music and arts festivals this year. COLUMBUS, Ohio & DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This Must Be the Place (TMBTP), an overdose...
Agency Continues to Support Development of Overdose Reversal Drugs including Naloxone and Nalmefene SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zurnai, the first nalmefene hydrochloride auto-injector for the...
Data Show First Improvement in Combined Substance Misuse and Suicide Mortality Rate in Five Years but Multidecade Trends Remain Alarmingly High WASHINGTON, July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A decrease in the alcohol-induced mortality rate led to a slightly lower combined rate...