MEDFORD, Ore.– Jackson County Public Health is keeping its first-ever “Red Alert” in place after seeing an uptick in opioid overdoses for the second week in a row. Since the health department began seeing spikes in the level of fatal ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.–  Jackson County Public Health remains on red alert after a recent spike of fatal and non-fatal overdoses. The county issued the alert Saturday and expect it to continue throughout the week. Meanwhile, a coordinated effort by the ...

MEDFORD, Ore. — Families and friends gathered at Pear Blossom Park to remember loved ones they lost to drug addiction on Saturday. Max’s Mission has been working in the valley for years and this is the third year for this ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A yellow alert has been extended in Jackson County due to the longest period of accidental overdoses from illegal opioids. Jackson County Public Health issued the alert four weeks ago. They’re keeping it in place because ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.— Jackson County Public Health is issuing a health warning tonight after seeing a rise in accidental opioid overdoses. The warning is a yellow alert, and it comes after a cluster of emergency department visits for non-fatal overdoses ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. –  On Wednesday, Max’s Mission will be passing out Naloxone kits and fentanyl testing strips for free. The nasal spray naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose. According to Jackson County Public Health, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that ...

Medford, Ore. – Community organizations from Medford are gathering in Pear Blossom Park to spread a message of hope. Today people are learning about the dangers of drug overdose, and how they can prevent it. Max’s Mission has been working ...

MEDFORD, Ore.– A local non-profit held a training on correctly using a drug to reverse overdoses. It comes on the heels of Medford Police reporting 6 heroin overdoses in the last 30 days. Max’s Mission met with people at the ...

Washington, D.C.–Governor Kate Brown testified Thursday in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to share her perspective on the national opioid crisis. Her testimony included the story of Max Pinsky, an Ashland man who ...

Medford, Ore.– The opioid crisis is a serious issue across the country. Now Oregon is taking new measures to help find a solution. “You realize that this problem is so big,” said Julia Pinsky, founder of Max’s Mission. “People don’t ...

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