Another Voice: Progress on Reducing Overdose Deaths Must Not Be Undermined

Another Voice: Progress on reducing overdose deaths must not be undermined

Emerging reports of potential federal budget cuts to naloxone distribution threaten to undermine the progress towards addressing the opioid epidemic.

Drug Overdose Deaths Decline In South Carolina

Provisional data points to a 33 percent decline from 2023...

Voices: I’ve treated addiction for 40 years. Trump’s cuts to treatment will lead to deaths in Utah.

“We are at a critical juncture,” writes physician Lynn R. Webster in an op-ed. “Either we double down on evidence-based interventions — or we retreat into fear, stigma and false economies. Naloxone alone won’t save us. But cutting it will kill us.”

Overdose deaths are dropping in US, Trump wants to cut funding for Narcan

Opioid overdose deaths dropped nearly a quarter last year, thanks in part to medicines like Narcan. But the Trump administration wants to cut funding for Narcan, and experts worry that progress will be lost.

CDC: Oregon overdoses down in 2024 - The Chronicle

Chronicle news service Oregon’s overdose deaths decreased 22% between December 2023 and December 2024, a trend similar to that experienced nationwide, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. The count is still much higher than pre-pandemic years, with 1,480 deaths within that one-year time span, CDC data show. The preliminary data

Chief Birbeck Holds Narcan Seminar

By: Gina Keating Editor@olneyenterprise.comOlney Police Chief Dan Birbeck educated attendees at a seminar at the Olney Senior Cub Center on recognizing and responding to opioid overdoses—arming them not just with information, but with the power to save a life. In a May 20 presentation, Chief Birbeck outlined the dangers of opioid use and the increasing presence of deadly substances like fentanyl in rural communities. The substance, used for pain…