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the front of a hospital as the sun is setting. It's the hospital that treats Americna Indian overdoses for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee
Posted inSubstance Use

Native Americans look for ways to stop soaring overdose deaths

by Melba Newsome February 9, 2022February 10, 2022

By Melba Newsome In September 2018, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) made it onto a list they probably would have preferred to avoid. The Office of National Drug Control Policy identified the Qualla Boundary, the Eastern Band’s 56,000-acre homeland just south of Smoky Mountains National Park, as one of 10 “high intensity drug […]

Two bottles of single dose naloxone
Posted inSubstance Use

Did NC deputies overdose after an ‘exposure’ to fentanyl? Experts say that’s unlikely.

by Taylor Knopf November 4, 2021November 4, 2021
An older woman in graying hair is wearing a mask as a nurse prepares to give her a coronavirus vaccine at a temporary clinic in Asheville.
Posted inInfectious Disease

COVID vaccinations are climbing, slowly, in rural North Carolina. But skepticism remains

by BorderBelt August 14, 2021August 14, 2021
shows a county map of north carolina with darker counties being places with higher rates of COVID-19. The darkest counties right now are all rural.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Oct. 21 – Paused in Phase 3; Counties asked to toughen COVID restrictions; Promising treatment underperforms; Veterans’ home outbreaks

by Anne Blythe October 21, 2020April 14, 2021
shows the plan of this state prison complex, spread out over several acres, with building plans evident
Posted inPrison Health

‘Somebody dropped the ball:’ Deaths in prisons continued, even as NC COVID cases stabilized

by Hannah Critchfield October 21, 2020January 27, 2021
shows a man at a podium holding up a face mask used as a COVID preventive as he speaks from behind a podium.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – June 8 – Dr. Birx calls NC; follow the three Ws for the school kids; protesters should get tested

by Editor June 8, 2020April 14, 2021

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