Naloxone will be everywhere on the University of Missouri campus this week. The move joins a range of options available to young people in Missouri that includes clinical care and neighborly Narcotics Anonymous chapters.  During National Hazing Prevention Week, Sept. 21-25, two sophomores plan to place 5,000 free boxes of the overdose-reversal medication directly into …

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 …

The warnings about drugs reaching increasingly younger kids hit parents the hard way in Ventura County. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old Oxnard man for an alleged narcotics operation that investigators say targeted students at local middle and high schools. He used colorful packaging and cartoon images to appeal to children. Even though …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …