Ward Blanchard, founder and CEO of The Blanchard Institute in Pineville, said he was not surprised to learn that more than 100,000 people in America had died from an overdose in a year’s time.
The N.C. Medical Board refused to review the file of a man whose brother says was hooked on opioids after years of being prescribed them without the proper supervision from his doctor.
North Carolina is among four states that have reached a multi-billion dollar settlement with five major drug companies over its roles in the nationwide opioid epidemic.
A statewide public education campaign called More Powerful NC was launched Thursday in Charlotte. The goal is to confront opioid addiction by empowering people to fight against addiction in their communities.
Authorities with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, in collaboration with several other federal agencies and Australian law enforcement officials, seized more than 1.7 tons of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin destined for Australia.
Carsen Byrd of Rowan County was charged with conspire to sell and deliver heroin/fentanyl. Timothy McCain of Rowan County was charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Investigators seized more than 3.8 pounds of heroin and fentanyl; more than 18 pounds of methamphetamine; more than 270 fentanyl and oxycodone tablets; and more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, with a combined street value of over $1.82 million, according to the release.
The Hope Over Heroin rally will bring together speakers, live musical groups, a BMX biker group, addiction resources and more at Village Park in Kannapolis.
The board that NCDHHS established to determine which drugs are included on the Medicaid formulary is scheduled to meet again in September to consider changes, if any, to the formulary for opioid medications.
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