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Crestview, Florida Holds Second Annual Opioid Education Seminar
The first weeks after release from jail contains a high opioid overdose from relapse. A new study on the vending machine naloxone program in the L.A. County Jail system shows the promise and the limits of handing out meds right as former inmates walk out the door. To be sure, people in California have a …
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SoonerCare Cuts Red Tape for Brixadi Opioid Addiction Treatment
Oklahomans just learned that one of the newest medications for opioid addiction is now much easier to get. The state’s Health Care Authority announced that Soonercare members no longer need prior authorization for Brixadi, an injectable form of buprenorphine, after the agency implemented a first-of-its-kind value-based agreement with the drug’s manufacturer. Even though Oklahoma has a …
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New Opioid Addiction Treatment Center Opens in Gresham, Oregon
People with opioid addictions in East Multnomah County have a new treatment option close to home. New Season Treatment Center opened its location in Gresham at 2222 E. Powell Boulevard. To be clear, Oregon has many programs in place already, from inpatient services to local Narcotics Anonymous chapters. However, this medical outpatient facility fills a local …
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Medford Clinic Expands Opioid Addiction Treatment in Oregon
Jackson County opened the doors to its first low-barrier opioid addiction treatment clinic for people in rural southern Oregon. Many of them complement peer support programs like Narcotics Anonymous. This Medford clinic is called Ideal Options and offers medication on the same day a patient walks in. Low Barrier for Greater Access Traditional opioid treatment …
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Free Naloxone Events Nationwide Honor Save a Life Day
Free naloxone will be available at more than 750 events nationwide on September 26. On that date, communities mark Save a Life Day with one of the largest overdose-reversal distributions of the year. Families and neighborhoods hit by fentanyl and opioid addiction know the events put life-saving tools directly into local hands. Save a Life …
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Opioid Addiction Risk Rises After Police Drug Crackdowns
Researchers studied 716 people who use drugs in San Francisco, and found that those living near police drug distribution arrests reported more drug sources. Researchers say that pattern could raise overdose risk for people with opioid addiction. Enforcement disrupts local markets and forces people to look elsewhere. Published in the journal Health Justice, the research …
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Opioid Crisis Deaths Fall as Naloxone Access Expands
Overdose deaths fell across much of the United States from 2023 to 2024 and a new analysis finds the greatest progress in areas that treated the opioid crisis with multiple responses rather than one fix. The study compares U.S. states with other countries. The pattern is consistent. Years of combined investment in naloxone and harm …
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Leesburg, Virginia Opioid Overdoses Fell as Recovery Event Returns
Loudoun County, Virginia, is heading into its annual recovery festival to celebrate recent stats. Opioid overdoses reported to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office fell to 47 in 2025, a 48% decline from 91 in 2025. Those involving opioids dropped even more steeply. To be sure states like Virginia offer a wide range of addiction care, …
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Lafayette, Indiana Remembers Lives Lost to Opioid Overdose
An opioid overdose remembrance in Lafayette drew the mayors of both Lafayette and West Lafayette and officials to Columbian Park in late August. The Drug-Free Coalition of Tippecanoe County organized the Overdose Remembrance and Awareness Event to honor locals who died of overdose and support those in recovery. Community Events Sit Alongside Treatment Indiana features …
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Long Beach Program Links Residents to Opioid Addiction Care
Most conversations about opioid addiction start after something has already gone wrong. Residents in Southern California spent the end of August trying to start a conversation. And this time, some folks listened. On August 29, the city of Long Beach hosted a free resource fair at MacArthur Park called “Turning the Tide: Navigating Local Programs …
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