RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The state of North Carolina and scores of local governments could receive $750 million combined from a $26 billion proposed national…
Sandhills-area residents with substance use disorders, their caregivers and the community at large now have a one-stop resource for finding help. A new website at…
Sandhills-area residents with substance use disorders, their caregivers and the community at large now have a one-stop resource for finding help. A new website at…
Sandhills-area residents with substance use disorders, their caregivers and the community at large now have a one-stop resource for finding help. A new website at…
Driven by a shared goal that “all pathways will lead to freedom and survival from opioid addiction and dependence in the Sandhills region,” a partnership…
Driven by a shared goal that “all pathways will lead to freedom and survival from opioid addiction and dependence in the Sandhills region,” a partnership…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper says carrying out an updated action plan against opioid addiction and abuse in North Carolina will help reduce…
Moore County Sheriff’s Office, Pinehurst Police Department, Sandhills Mental Health and First Health Behavioral Services are partnering for an Opioid Awareness and Prevention Seminar. …
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's largest health insurer is clamping down on coverage of opioid prescriptions. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina…
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's largest health insurer is clamping down on coverage of opioid prescriptions. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina…
Emergency department visits for opioid overdose in North Carolina have risen sharply, with preliminary data for 2017 indicating more than 5,700 visits, a nearly 40…
New rules that set limits on the quantity of opioids that can be prescribed take effect Jan. 1, 2018. The STOP Act, supported by Governor…
New limits on opioid prescriptions and an overdose prevention law passed by the North Carolina General Assembly were reviewed by a joint committee on healthcare…
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) today announced additional measures to fight the opioid epidemic, recognizing the important role of health…