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Opioids for pain management are no longer the standard care for chronic pain, according to a board-certified family nurse practitioner at the United Memorial Medical Center Pain Management Center in Batavia. “We do not avoid prescription medications, but we work to avoid the management of opioids, which can decrease the perception of pain and not the cause of it,” said Rebecca

The number of people dying from overdoses remains high in Michigan, with 2,933 deaths ending in September 2021.

The Oneida County Health Department is one of only 13 public health agencies nationwide selected to receive a $500,000 federal grant address drug overdoses.

GREENFIELD — As usual, a group of local experts and policy wonks gathered in a small room on Main Street to discuss this month’s agenda on treatment and recovery. And as usual, at the start of the monthly meeting for the Opioid Task Force, the...

DEA warns of fake pills flooding streets

As the weekend approached with the prediction of low single-digit temperatures into Sunday, the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and North Quabbin Region met virtually with social service providers to discuss what can be done for the rest of the...

The Opioid Task of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region and the North Quabbin Community Coalition partnered to host a Zoom conversation to begin addressing concerns about the lack of regional resources for homeless individuals.“What is the...

The Opioid Task of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region and the North Quabbin Community Coalition partnered to host a Zoom conversation to begin addressing concerns about the lack of regional resources for homeless individuals.“What is the...

Volusia and Flagler counties could see a combined $30 million from the settlement of a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.

Idaho incarcerates women at a higher rate than any other state in the country, according to an annual report released late last year by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics.