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 ...