drug overdose /tags/drug-overdose drug overdose en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:06:35 GMT NC drug overdose deaths appear to be dropping. Why? /news/2024-11-13/drug-overdose-deaths-north-carolina-decline As drug experts parse the data trying to understand the factors that could contribute to a sudden drop in overdose deaths, harm reductionists in western N.C. work to stave off a possible spike in overdoses after the destruction brought by Hurricane Helene. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:06:35 GMT /news/2024-11-13/drug-overdose-deaths-north-carolina-decline Taylor Knopf/NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp NC hospitals respond as overdose now a leading cause of death for pregnant or postpartum people /show/due-south/2024-09-04/nc-hospitals-respond-overdose-a-leading-cause-death-pregnant-postpartum-people Two NC doctors want to destigmatize PSUD (perinatal substance use disorder) and get pregnant people into treatment. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:00:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-09-04/nc-hospitals-respond-overdose-a-leading-cause-death-pregnant-postpartum-people Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy What is xylazine, and is it increasing overdose deaths in N.C.? /health/2024-06-25/xylazine-north-carolina-tranquilizer-overdose-deaths The veterinary tranquilizer is increasingly part of the street drug supply in N.C. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:54:47 GMT /health/2024-06-25/xylazine-north-carolina-tranquilizer-overdose-deaths Grace Vitaglione | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp AG Josh Stein seeks funds to create fetanyl, cold case units /politics/2024-05-23/josh-stein-fetanyl-cold-case-units-justice-attorney-general North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein says he wants additional staff for his office to combat fentanyl trafficking and to solve longstanding sexual assault crimes through creating special units within the state Department of Justice. Thu, 23 May 2024 11:17:29 GMT /politics/2024-05-23/josh-stein-fetanyl-cold-case-units-justice-attorney-general The Associated Press Fentanyl deaths rising among NC children /health/2024-03-04/fentanyl-deaths-children-increasing-north-carolina-nchn Family members of victims are trying to educate people about the deadly drug and get the opioid reversal drug naloxone in more schools. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 17:58:50 GMT /health/2024-03-04/fentanyl-deaths-children-increasing-north-carolina-nchn Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp After several UNC-Chapel Hill students died from fentanyl, these students are handing out the antidote /education/2023-09-18/naloxone-unc-fentanyl-deaths-students-harm-reduction-carolina Three UNC-Chapel Hill students have become unexpected distributors of the life-saving drug naloxone in a college town where several students have recently died from opioid poisonings. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:04:33 GMT /education/2023-09-18/naloxone-unc-fentanyl-deaths-students-harm-reduction-carolina Liz Schlemmer Bill looks to make it easier to call for help when there's an overdose /health/2023-04-11/bill-looks-to-make-it-easier-to-call-for-help-when-theres-an-overdose Only the person who has overdosed and the person who calls for help are shielded from most prosecutions for substance possession. Sometimes even those people find themselves in legal jeopardy. A new bill would provide protection for everyone at a scene from arrest and from prosecution for nonviolent offenses. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:34:44 GMT /health/2023-04-11/bill-looks-to-make-it-easier-to-call-for-help-when-theres-an-overdose Rose Hoban, North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp Bill calls for tougher penalties for opioid, fentanyl dealers /politics/2023-03-07/bill-calls-for-tougher-penalties-for-opioid-fentanyl-dealers An increase in drug overdose deaths is prompting new legislation to target people who sell fentanyl and other opioids. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:43:18 GMT /politics/2023-03-07/bill-calls-for-tougher-penalties-for-opioid-fentanyl-dealers Colin Campbell SBI Director says number of North Carolina opioid deaths is rising /news/2022-07-18/sbi-director-number-north-carolina-opioid-deaths-rising The director of the State Bureau of Investigation says his agency is focusing more resources on opioid trafficking. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:02:04 GMT /news/2022-07-18/sbi-director-number-north-carolina-opioid-deaths-rising Bradley George Harm reduction is NC Survivor Union's tool to protect people from fentanyl /health/2022-02-10/harm-reduction-is-nc-survivor-unions-tool-to-protect-people-from-fentanyl This is North Carolina Survivor's Union. It's a place where people with substance use disorder can come for help. The strategy here is all about harm reduction. It meets people where they are and its strategies aim to decrease the negative consequences of recreational drug use without requiring abstinence. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:30:55 GMT /health/2022-02-10/harm-reduction-is-nc-survivor-unions-tool-to-protect-people-from-fentanyl Jason deBruyn