Substance Use Action Plan Data News Today

By Liam Bridgeman

Under a state law that takes effect next month, anyone who provides certain drugs to a person who dies after taking them may be prosecuted for

Burke County residents will get a chance to hear from an author who has told the stories of people on the frontline of the devastation of opioid addiction.

Some people say it’s reasonable for densely populated areas to receive more settlement funds, since they serve more of those affected. But others worry this overlooks rural communities disproportionately harmed by opioid addiction.

Some people say it’s reasonable for densely populated areas to receive more settlement funds, since they serve more of those affected.

Tim Buck knows by heart how many people died from drug overdoses in his North Carolina county last year: 10. The year before it was 12 — an all-time high.

Tim Buck knows by heart how many people died from drug overdoses in his North Carolina county last year: 10. The year before it was 12 — an all-time high. Those losses reverberate deeply in rural Pamlico County, a tightknit community of 12,000 on the state’s eastern shore. Over the past decade, it’s had the

ADA adds pressure to detention centers to provide treatment for opioid use disorder during incarceration.

As drug overdose deaths hit record numbers, addiction experts say lawmakers should be spending money on established programs providing evidence-based treatment.

As drug overdose deaths hit record numbers, addiction experts say lawmakers should be spending money on established programs providing evidence-based treatment.