The crisis of teen fentanyl use is unfortunately nothing new. During the pandemic, adolescent overdose events more than doubled. But the fight to save kids’ lives and their futures is expanding and America’s public schools are leading the way.  Confronting Teen Fentanyl Use  Although the number of youth ages 12 to 17 with a past-year …

Charleston County Public Schools has just received $500K in opioid recovery grants to mitigate the impact of the addiction crisis on the district’s students. The funds were awarded by The Public School Districts’ Opioid Recovery Trust (PSDORT) and will be used to support opioid addiction education and prevention in district schools.  Charleston County is one …

If you think the opioid epidemic is only a problem for younger generations, think again. Adults 65 and older are facing growing risks as senior opioid overdose deaths continue to rise. According to a recent study, fatal overdoses among seniors increased by 9% in just the last eight years. The majority of fatalities stemmed from …

Recent data from FAIR Health’s Opioid Tracker revealed how the opioid crisis has affected the nation, particularly in the South. Arkansas opioid addiction rates were the fourth highest in the U.S between 2021 and 2024. Tennessee ranked first in the nation with 1,147 cases. West Virginia and Kentucky followed.  Arkansas Opioid Addiction Rates Spike After …

Iowa has recently launched the Save a Life With Naloxone initiative aimed at fighting the ongoing opioid epidemic through increased access to naloxone (Narcan). Naloxone is a fast-acting medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and save lives when used quickly. The state of Iowa stresses that the safety of the state’s …

Native Appalachian author Barbara Kingsolver has opened a new center focused on women’s opioid recovery in Virginia. Kingsolver won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Demon Copperhead, a novel about Appalachia’s opioid addiction crisis. Now she is opening Higher Ground Women’s Recovery Residence in Lee County, Virginia, which provides a stable home for women who are …

Researchers at the Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction in Phoenix and the National Center for Wellness and Recovery in Tulsa have developed a new subatomic approach to stop fentanyl overdoses with a single dose. Their answer lies in NCWR-10, a newly created molecule designed as a new fentanyl overdose treatment. The need is urgent. …

To eradicate the opioid crisis, federal response efforts are intensifying as agencies ramp up resources to combat the Dark Net and international sources of illicit drugs. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has noted that the rise of e-commerce has made the battle against opioids more difficult. Anyone with internet access can successfully place …

Fentanyl has overshadowed much of the opioid crisis in the public eye for the past several decades. But a growing number of new synthetic opioids called nitazenes have recently taken the American illicit drug market by storm. One report has noted that nitazenes have the same potency as fentanyl and in some cases are even …

Naloxone Texas, a statewide program that’s part of the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders to prevent opioid overdoses in Texas, is deploying a new service on Texas college campuses this fall. It’s aimed at universities and colleges throughout the Lone Star State and offers overdose …