Fentanyl /tags/fentanyl Fentanyl en-US Copyright Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:10:47 GMT In inaugural speech, Gov. Stein calls for bipartisanship on Helene, education /politics/2025-01-11/inaugural-speech-gov-josh-stein-bipartisanship-helene-education New Gov. Josh Stein is calling on GOP lawmakers to work with him on issues like education, Helene recovery and combating fentanyl abuse. He made his inaugural address Saturday afternoon in a televised event that was scaled back due to winter weather. Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:10:47 GMT /politics/2025-01-11/inaugural-speech-gov-josh-stein-bipartisanship-helene-education Colin Campbell 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 A double-edged sword: North Carolina expands the fight against fentanyl /health/2023-12-04/north-carolina-law-expands-the-fight-against-fentanyl Under a new state law, anyone who provides certain drugs to a person who dies after taking them may be prosecuted for second-degree murder — whether they received money for the drugs or shared them freely. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:31:54 GMT /health/2023-12-04/north-carolina-law-expands-the-fight-against-fentanyl Mehr Sher/Carolina Public Press ‘We need to stay open minded’: Embracing new and old treatments to combat the opioid epidemic /health/2023-10-09/fentanyl-opioid-crisis-overdose-narcan-naloxone-robeson-lumberton As the fight against the opioid epidemic continues, new medicines promise to help. But experts say old remedies shouldn't be forgotten. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:11:52 GMT /health/2023-10-09/fentanyl-opioid-crisis-overdose-narcan-naloxone-robeson-lumberton Jason deBruyn 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 With $1.5 billion from settlements, North Carolina counties tasked with reversing opioid epidemic /health/2023-06-27/opioid-settlements-billions-north-carolina-counties-reversing-epidemic Counties are starting to get their first payments from the more than $50 billion dollar windfall secured from drug manufacturers and pharmacies for their role in the opioid epidemic. A public radio collaborative investigated what programs are being funded. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:23:57 GMT /health/2023-06-27/opioid-settlements-billions-north-carolina-counties-reversing-epidemic Jason deBruyn The State Crime Laboratory in Raleigh officially opens two renovated sections /news/2023-04-19/the-state-crime-laboratory-in-raleigh-officially-opens-two-renovated-sections North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and state lawmakers gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for the unveiling of the Drug Chemistry and Toxicology units. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:57:00 GMT /news/2023-04-19/the-state-crime-laboratory-in-raleigh-officially-opens-two-renovated-sections Sharryse Piggott 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 The FDA approves the overdose-reversing drug Narcan for over-the-counter sales /health/2023-03-29/the-fda-approves-the-overdose-reversing-drug-narcan-for-over-the-counter-sales The decision could make the life-saving drug more accessible. Emergent BioSolutions, the drug company that produces Narcan, said it anticipates it will be on store shelves by late summer. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:46:52 GMT /health/2023-03-29/the-fda-approves-the-overdose-reversing-drug-narcan-for-over-the-counter-sales Joe Hernandez