opiate overdose

Pilot Program Hopes to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths

It’s no secret that the opioid epidemic is claiming lives faster than they can be saved. Despite the use of naloxone by citizens and emergency responders, there are still deaths every day. In Boone County, Missouri, there was a 35% increase in opioid overdoses from...

The Opioid Commission’s First Recommendations for President Trump

President Donald J. Trump’s opioid commission, led by New Jersey’s own Gov. Chris Christie, put out its recommendations to deal with the nation’s opioid overdose crisis only days after Trump declared it a public health emergency. An emergency that has contributed to...