Jan 22, 2020 | Recent News
There are many dangers to illicit opioid use. Using and abusing illicit opioids comes with a laundry list of associated risks. Overdosing is the largest worry, but research has found illicit opioid users are susceptible to other diseases and conditions as well. Read...
Jan 22, 2020 | Recent News
The Jan. 29 event at Minnesota State University will include a screening of “The Opioid Fix,” a documentary co-produced by TPT-Twin Cities PBS and Mayo Clinic. Attendance is free, although registration is required as space in Ostrander Auditorium may be limited. Read...
Jan 21, 2020 | Recent News
Alarmed by a deadly new twist in the nation’s drug addiction crisis, the government will allow states to use federal money earmarked for the opioid epidemic to help growing numbers of people struggling with meth and cocaine. Read More.
Jan 20, 2020 | Recent News
Tech these days is often accused of encouraging forms of addition. but emerging ‘cyborg’ technology may offer an answer for treating the opioid epidemic. Read More.
Jan 19, 2020 | Recent News
The number of Minnesota children in need of foster care is rising, officials say, and most of the increase is due to parental drug abuse. Read More.
Jan 16, 2020 | Featured, Recent News
“The impact of the opioid epidemic in America is staggering. Work by Anne Case and Angus Deaton of Princeton University has indicated that overprescription of pain-relieving drugs was a big factor in the increase in mortality among middle-aged whites that has...
Jan 15, 2020 | New Studies & Data
Access to buprenorphine services remains challenging in many localities, despite substantial increases in the number of waivered providers and the total patient capacity nationwide. Specifically, among the 1,000-plus counties in the United States that OIG identified...
Jan 12, 2020 | Recent News
When it comes to the opioid crisis in America, Black people are being left out of the conversation. Read More.
Jan 9, 2020 | Recent News
Deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl now always found in heroin, experts say. Opioid overdoses increased by 64% in Duluth last year fro 2018, according to Duluth Police Department data. Fourteen people died from overdoses. Read More.
Jan 7, 2020 | Recent News
St. Paul saw 34 suspected overdoses from December 27 through January 3. Two overdoses were fatal, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Read More.
