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Tag: methadone

semi white crystal methamphetamine on a black background, both shattered pieces and full crystals
Posted inSubstance Use

Communities struggle with meth outside spotlight of opioid crisis

by Carolina Public Press July 17, 2021July 16, 2021
shows a large envelope with drawings on it, inside the flap are taped four strips of Suboxone wrapped in plastic wrap.
Posted inPrison Health

Overdoses are on the rise. Is it time to provide medication assisted treatment in NC prisons?

by Hannah Critchfield August 25, 2020January 29, 2021
Providers stand around a bed in a training about opioid use disorder at MAHEC in Asheville last year.
Posted inRural Health

Initiative aims to connect patients to addiction treatment by building better networks

by Liora Engel-Smith April 9, 2020April 9, 2020
shows an inmate in a orange jail jumpsuit and handcuffs behind a bottle labeled methadone, an opioid use disorder drug that can help reduce cravings.
Posted inSubstance Use

For some opioid users in NC, jail doesn’t mean detox

by Taylor Knopf February 25, 2020April 12, 2021
Shows a woman hugging a little boy she's had in foster care. She is signing his adoption papers.
Posted inChildren's Health

Foster care case numbers continue to climb in NC, as opioid crisis affects families

by Sarah Ovaska September 24, 2019September 23, 2019
Two glass vials that say "Naloxone HCL" and two wrapped syringes rest on a metal shelf at a needle exchange facility. In the background is a paper instructions on using the medication to reverse an opioid overdose
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Public Health, Substance Use

N.C. efforts to reduce opioid dependency highlighted in national report

by Yen Duong September 13, 2019September 12, 2019

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