Substance Abuse
Training, mental health resources are essential to support first responders facing both the opioid crisis and COVID-19 outbreak
A typical shift during the pandemic highlights the uncertainty faced by first responders
The clinical decline in patients with HCQ toxicity can be quite precipitous: be prepared with close cardiac monitoring
Artist Kathryn Pannepacke invites people from the front lines of Philadelphia’s opioid epidemic into her store for food and craft projects
“Narcan is more of a Band-Aid, it doesn’t really fix anything,” Madison County EMS Director Carlos Coyle said
EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Dr. Henri Wetselaar, who was also fined $2.5 million, was accused of prescribing large amounts of opioids for no legitimate medical purpose
The commission, led by Chris Christie, was created in March and charged with studying ways to combat and treat drug abuse, addiction and the opioid crisis
Police said city firefighters and ambulance personnel administered naloxone
Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said he thinks firefighters need standards and protocols to follow when they handle overdoses that may involve highly toxic substances
Davis told Fayetteville police officers that he used narcotics before he lost consciousness in his vehicle, which was parked at a Walgreens
Across Ohio, prescriptions for opioids decreased by at least 10 percent in all but 13 of 88 counties
The Cook County Jail has trained about 900 inmates how to use naloxone and has distributed 400 of them to at-risk men and women as they got out
The driver was given naloxone and transported to a hospital; she will be arrested on charges of felony bail jumping
Lisa Cassidy was named Paramedic of the Year due to her efforts in helping opioid addicts get treatment with the #StopHeroin campaign
Officers said Eric Roman was unconscious in the driver’s seat while his 7-year-old daughter sat on his lap to try and steer the car to safety
The infant was unresponsive, and preliminary reports from toxicology tests show that he had methamphetamine and fentanyl in his system
For opioid toxicity to occur the drug must enter the blood and brain from the environment
Police said the child was with a babysitter at the time of the incident
A free Buprenorphine Waiver Training will be hosted in partnership with local agencies and providers
Earlier this month, the Houston Police Department said they would stop performing roadside tests of substances believed to be illicit drugs
Next month, the Portland City Council will be briefed by the city attorney and discuss a potential lawsuit against companies that produce and distribute opioids
Lori A. Conley, 44, could get 17 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and tampering with evidence in the death of Haddix Mulkey
Several community events have been held this year to put the focus on the opioid addiction issue in the region and to discuss recovery solutions
St. Paul police spokesman Steve Linders called the scene “horrific and surreal”
Authorities said the doctor wrote unnecessary prescriptions that contributed to the overdose deaths of at least seven people
The legislation will help officials target physicians who might be illicitly prescribing powerful prescription medications
Jeanette Trella said symptoms exhibited by the four responders weren’t the sort typically seen in an opioid exposure
Assistant State Attorney Alan Johnson “suggested that they have a cut off” for patients who overdose multiple times
“It is the youngest suspected OD we’ve had in the city ever,” Christopher Hickey of Manchester Fire Department said
James Whitham said he was being treated for gastrointestinal pain, but was given a form of fentanyl only approved for cancer patients
“If you keep dealing heroin in Elkhart County, you should expect that you are going to get caught,” prosecutor Vicki Becker said
Jeremy English said he was driving when he saw a car pulled over with four overdose victims inside
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