ASHLAND, Ore. — Doctor Jim shames, the Jackson County Public Health officer says Oregon has made the most progress out of any other state in the nation when it comes to reducing opioid prescriptions and overdoses. Dr. Shames says the ...
Medford, Ore.- A local cab company is taking on the opioid epidemic. “The drivers as you can imagine, see a lot of stuff at night that we don’t want to see but nonetheless it happens,” Valley Cab owner Craig Owen ...
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 ...
Medford, Ore. — Rogue Community Health is working to get naloxone into the hands of its patients. The drug counteracts opioid and heroin overdoses. Rogue Community Health Pharmacy staff said current patients can get the antidote at little to no ...
Medford, Ore.– In January 2013, Max Pinsky overdosed on heroin at the age of 25. He was one of four young Ashland men to overdose that winter. Max, who had been attending school and working up to that point, caught ...
Cave Junction, Ore. — According to the Centers for Disease Control, one person dies in the U.S. every 17 minutes to an opiate overdose. A group called Max’s Mission is trying to change those numbers by teaching Jackson and Josephine counties ...
Mt. Shasta, Calif. — Mt. Shasta Police said two people were “brought back” from heroin overdoses in two unrelated cases roughly four hours apart. MSPD said at 4:37 Monday night, officers received multiple reports of a person down in an ...
Medford, Ore. — Opioid use continues to be a problem across the country and in our own Rogue Valley. Now, a local mother who lost her son to overdose is trying to reach out to the community to lower the ...
Medford, Ore.– A drug that can instantly bring an overdose victim back to life. Naloxone is known for its ability to counteract opiates like heroin and it’s saving lives in Medford. For one Rogue Valley man, it’s given him not just a ...
CVS says it will greatly expand over-the-counter sales of a drug that reverses overdoses of heroin and other opiates. A growing number of states have passed laws widening access to naloxone. Now CVS is expanding access to the fast-acting drug ...