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Buncombe County is suing five manufacturers and three wholesale distributors of opioids, as the number of overdoses in the county on those drugs has…
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The opioid epidemic is unavoidable – even on Halloween in Western North Carolina. BPR’s Davin Eldridge reports on a 'spooky' holiday decoration that some…
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Starting today, the North Carolina Medicaid program will pay for medicines to treat hepatitis C for patients no matter how sick they are. In the past,...
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Saturday October 28 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, says…
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At WakeMed Health and Hospitals, the emergency department stays busy around the clock. More than ever, it's not just chest pain or trouble breathing...
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The opioid crisis is affecting all of the U.S., and Western North Carolina in particular. And it is showing no signs of slowing down in the region's most…
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Student resource officers at several Buncombe County middle and high schools will have overdose-reversal kits for the first time ever. The kits contain…
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Governor Cooper Talks Opioid Crisis As September Is Declared Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery MonthSeptember will be Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery month in North Carolina. Governor Roy Cooper signed the proclamation designating alcohol and drug…
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North Carolina is receiving a large federal grant to treat people addicted to opioids. Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday that the state will...
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In the midst of a national opioid addiction crisis, doctors in North Carolina are prescribing more and more painkillers. Western North Carolina is no…