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HHS Awards $247.9 Million for Opioid Treatment and Naloxone Training
The Department of Health and Human Services has made available $247.9 million in grants to expand opioid addiction treatment, naloxone training and mental health services. The investment complements local efforts like Narcotics Anonymous that offer lifesaving treatment in communities. Overdose deaths have fallen nationally but remain high. Recent CDC estimates project 66,937 drug overdose deaths …
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Tennessee County Jail MAT Program Fights Opioid Addiction
The Hamilton County Jail in Chattanooga treats opioid addiction as a medical condition. To be clear, Tennessee offers many programs to address substance misuse, including local Narcotics Anonymous chapters throughout the state. This is one option for those incarcerated and have few options. Officials offer inmates a voluntary program that teams FDA-approved medication up with …
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California Spends $167,000 to Fight Kratom Addiction
Officials out in San Luis Obispo County plan to spend $167,000 to fight kratom. The county’s Board of Advisors approved the funding on September 1 for a new public health program coordinator focused on narcotic addiction linked to kratom and its concentrated derivative, 7-hydroxymitragynine, popularly known as 7-OH. To be fair, California has lots of …
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Virginia Awards $12.3 Million for Opioid Addiction Care
Virginia allocated more than $12.3 million in opioid settlement funds toward 39 projects in 18 state agencies. It’s the latest round of spending from the Opioid Abatement Authority created to confront opioid addiction. Families affected by opioid addiction can take heart. Although Virginia has many programs to battle addictions, including local Narcotics Anonymous chapters, many …
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Kratom Warnings Intensify After Suspected Overdose Deaths
Authorities in Mississippi urge the public to avoid kratom after packaged products sold in retail turned up in two investigations involving University of Mississippi students found dead on Monday in Oxford. Lafayette County Metro Narcotics didn’t confirm if the deaths were connected to kratom or any other substance. Even so, officials asked folks to avoid …
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Cychlorphine Kills 41 in Tennessee and Spreads to New States
The opioid crisis evolves faster and faster these days. One new example is cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid. Officials in East Tennessee linked this drug to 41 deaths so far. Plus, it has also spread far beyond this epicenter. Even though states like Tennessee have many options for those impacted by narcotics, from inpatient care to …
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Study Finds Overdose Risk Peaks After Opioid Addiction Treatment
The death of actor Hayden Panettiere from an accidental drug overdose has drawn attention to a greater danger. People recovering from opioids face the highest risk of a fatal opioid overdose in the weeks following addiction treatment because tolerance drops quickly. A previously survivable dose can overwhelm the body. Panettiere was found unresponsive in Greenville …
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Groups Distribute 15,000 Naloxone Doses in Southern Nevada
Twenty volunteer teams fanned throughout Las Vegas to give away 15,000 doses of naloxone, the medication that reverses opioid overdoses. To be clear, Nevada features a wide range of services to combat addictions, including local Narcotic Anonymous groups. But way too many young people remain at risk. That’s why the group acted. The distribution took …
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Opioid Addiction Fears Rise as 7-OH Kratom Products Spread
Leaders in Colorado shined a spotlight to warn about an additive product that has shown up in gas stations and smoke shops. It’s called 7-hydroxymitragynine or 7-OH. This is a concentrated kratom derivative that can produce an addiction and severe withdrawal for those who try to quit. To be sure, Colorado features lots of programs …
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Opioid Addiction Raises Stakes for New Moms in Recovery
Childbirth is often a celebration. But women in recovery from opioids might feel like walking through a minefield. A Kaiser Health News story follows one California mom whose sober delivery plan involved fentanyl, wildfire evacuations and Percocet. Even though California boasts many inpatient and local community efforts like Narcotics Anonymous, in this case, careful preparation …
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