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Showing posts with label Opioid use disorder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Opioid use disorder. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Report: 'Deaths of despair' decrease across the country, but Appalachia still sees the highest mortality rates

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Opioids are one of the biggest drivers of deaths of despair in Appalachia. (Photo by S. Pollio, Unsplash)  The U.S. mortality rate from ...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Drug cartels turn to a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl, 'killing hundreds of unsuspecting drug users'

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The chemical makeup of carfentanil. The drug is legally used to   anesthetize large animals such as elephants and rhinoceroses.  Carfentanil...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

W.Va. local governments get 24.5% of opioid settlement funds, but the oversight and how the funds are spent varies

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Graph by  Hannah Heiskell, data from  West Virginia First Memorandum of Understanding   In 2021, West Virginia lost more than one thousand r...
Friday, June 20, 2025

Proposed $7 billion Purdue settlement advances; leaves Sacklers exposed

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Adobe Stock photo Since last July when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Purdue Pharma opioid bankruptcy agreement, negotiation has contin...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Microgrant deadline extended for reporting on opioid settlement funds

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Reporting on Addiction, a collaborative movement staffed by media professionals working to address addiction, is extending its deadline to a...
Friday, January 24, 2025

A rural jail has success curbing opioid addictions: 'Jails are an incredible opportunity to help people enter recovery'

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Alane O'Connor, DNP Developing an effective and repeatable treatment for addiction sufferers has proven elusive -- until now. A rural ja...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

A simpler assessment tool for newborns exposed to opioids means more mom time and fewer medications

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Cailyn Morreale continued using buprenorphine during her pregnancy. Once her baby was born, the two were never separated. (Photo by Taylor ...
Friday, October 18, 2024

A young farmer and former addict offers hope for recovery: 'The only thing you’re not coming back from is death.'

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Nathan Caburn, a successful Mississippi Delta farmer and past opioid addict. (Photo by C. Bennett, Farm Journal) Nathan Casburn could be a p...
Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Opinion: Understanding how fentanyl 'saturated the U.S. drug supply' could help address the addiction crisis

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Naloxone can prevent overdose deaths, but it's expensive. (Adobe Stock photo) The current U.S. opioid crisis started with painkiller pre...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Rural jail offers newly released prisoners with addiction disorders a long-lasting drug to prevent relapse

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Cost is a major barrier to using Sublocade as an addiction treatment for prisoners. (Adobe Stock photo) In rural Maine, a county jail began ...
Friday, August 02, 2024

Appalachian program helps people in recovery find a new life in construction work

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Lindsey King works on a new home. (Photo by J. Glendenning, IRJ) Lindsey King is rebuilding her life by building homes in Kentucky. Her new ...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Drug-use stigma among addiction treatment providers is a barrier to care; state policymakers can help create change

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Many substance abuse disorder providers have stigmas about drug use. ( Photo by V.  Hryshchenko, Unsplash) Even though many addiction treatm...
Friday, July 05, 2024

Friday quick hits: Rural top-flick picks; dairy funds; heat can kill; racial voting division; bread debate; hop on a new train

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Eita Okuno, Anna Sawai, and Hiromoto Ida in 'Shōgun.' (FX /IMDb image via The Daily Yonder) On steamy days when the pool is too crow...
Tuesday, July 02, 2024

'On the Front Porch' is hosting an expert-led discussion on July 8 about the opioid crisis in rural America

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Tony Pipa and Brent Orrell are back "On the Front Porch" hosting rural-focused conversations starting on Monday, July 8, from 12:4...