Mar 21, 2018 | Recent News
HealthPartners and Park Nicollet pharmacies announced Wednesday that they have started providing naloxone to patients who have opioid prescriptions and are at high risk of an overdose… Read More
Mar 14, 2018 | Recent News
Overdose deaths in Native American communities have skyrocketed in the time the opioid epidemic has swept the U.S. and federal officials are looking for solutions. Read More.
Mar 8, 2018 | Recent News
The current drug addiction crisis began in rural America, but it’s quickly spreading to urban areas and into the African-American population in cities across the country. Read More.
Dec 27, 2017 | Recent News
As heroin and fentanyl have contributed to a larger number of opioid-related deaths, the proportion of African-Americans dying from opioid overdoses has increased, according to data released by the CDC in December. Read More.
Dec 22, 2017 | Recent News
There’s a common narrative told about America’s current opioid epidemic: It is, unlike many of the drug overdose crises of the past, predominantly a white epidemic. The newest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, complicates...
Dec 22, 2017 | Recent News
The epidemic of drug overdoses, often perceived as a largely white rural problem, made striking inroads among black Americans last year—particularly in urban counties where fentanyl has become widespread. Read More.
Dec 4, 2017 | Recent News
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Sep 7, 2017 | Recent News
The increase in opioid prescriptions from 1999 to 2015 could account for about 20 percent of the observed decline in men’s labor force participation (LFP) during the same period. Read More.
Jul 12, 2017 | Recent News
The LGBTQ community frequently experiences a higher rate of opioid abuse than the generation population. LGBTQ individuals are more than twice as likely as heterosexual people to misuse prescription pain relievers. Read More.
Jun 5, 2017 | Recent News
By 2014 it was reported that more than 150,000 lay people had received naloxone information and rescue kits resulting in more than 26,000 reported overdose reversals. Legislation and regulation has also greatly increased access to naloxone for first responders and law...
