Butte Spirit Home more important than ever as opioid overdoses spike in Montana

Opioid overdose spike prompts urgent warning from Rocky Boy Health Center

BOX ELDER, Mont. – The Rocky Boy Health Center has issued a community alert due to a recent spike in opioid overdoses within the area. The health center is urging everyone to be vigilant.

Butte Spirit Home more important than ever as opioid overdoses spike in Montana

As Montana grapples with a spike in drug overdoses, the work done at the Butte Spirit Home seems even more important for the women in early recovery who are being connected to the skills that they need to prevent relapse."The first time that I tried to shoot up, I actually overdosed," says Amanda McElhany. Watch the full story: Butte Spirit Home more important than ever as opioid overdoses spike in Montana"I woke up to my friend screaming, 'I ne…

3 Contra Costa County Library branches stocking opioid overdose medication - Local News Matters

A medication that reverses opioid overdoses is now available at three branches of the Contra Costa County Library. Naloxone, an opioid antagonist, is free and available in self-service stands in the public areas at the Antioch, Pleasant Hill, and San Pablo libraries, the library said in a statement Thursday. Doses are available while the branches are open. No registration, identification, or proof of insurance is required. Opioid-related deaths …