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Augusta University in Georgia Wins $2.5M Overdose Prevention Grant
Women who give birth in rural communities are significantly likelier to leave their hospitals with opioid prescriptions after a cesarean section than their urban peers, according to one study of 540,000+ C-sections. People tracking where opioid addiction risk takes root can see that a new mother’s discharge day is often a turning point for the …
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Waikiki, Hawaii Fentanyl Overdose Cluster Triggers Warning for Young Adults
Hawaii health and law enforcement officials issued an urgent warning to young adults after five people overdosed on fentanyl-laced powder in Waikiki within the same night. The cluster came amid twelve overdose calls to Emergency Medical Services on Oahu in less than one week. To be sure, Hawaii offers an abundance of services to combat …
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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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Fewer Workers Tested Positive for Fentanyl in 2025
For the first time in years, one part of the annual workplace drug testing data moved in the right direction. Fentanyl positivity among American workers fell by nearly half in 2025. Numbers dropped from 0.55% of tests in 2024 to 0.28% in 2025. The decline is real, but the same dataset shows the broader picture …
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Delaware Overdose Deaths Drop for Second Straight Year
Delaware has recorded another decline in suspected drug overdose deaths continuing a two year trend. Delaware Public Media reported on September 29, 2026 that the decline comes with an important warning, which is that nonlethal overdoses have not slowed and the street drug supply remains unpredictable and dangerous. Delaware spent years near the top of …
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Study Finds 3-Day Methadone Bridge Boosts Treatment Retention
Up to72 hours of methadone can help folks survive the days between committing to recovery and before getting medication. The gap in retention are often the deadliest days in terms of overdose risks, but a federal rule can narrow that gap. A study led by Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack of UC San Francisco followed every patient who …
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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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