Author: Evan Watson (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — With fentanyl-related overdose deaths rising, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill to expand access to naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication often referred to by the brand name Narcan. House Bill 2395 still ...
SUTHERLIN, Ore. – Detectives found suspected carfentanil being trafficked into Douglas County during a traffic stop. 42-year-old Alma Adriana Fuentes of Live Oak, California was stopped on Interstate 5 near Sutherlin last Tuesday. During a search of her vehicle, an Oregon State ...
Author: Tim Gordon (KGW) OREGON, USA (KGW) — Oregon State Police made two big drug busts in Oregon in the past week. They came after routine traffic stops by state troopers. It put a dent in the fentanyl that otherwise ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Medford police are sounding the alarm after seeing a “staggering rise” in potential overdose deaths. Early this month, Providence Health and Services said doctors were seeing a sharp increase in the number of people coming into the ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Due to an increase in accidental overdoses related to illicit opioids, Jackson County Public Health is issuing an “overdose alert.” JCPH said the alert was made based on a sudden spike in local emergency apartment admissions, EMS ...
Author: Tim Gordon (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — People recently released from prison are ten times more at risk of opioid overdose than other Oregonians, according to researchers studying the incarceration and overdose issue. Drug overdose, especially with opioids, is ...
Author: Evan Watson (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon lawmakers are advancing bills that would expand public access to the opioid reversal medication naloxone throughout the state. The drug naloxone, commonly sold under brand names like Narcan, is one of ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — A group of Attorneys General from multiple states, including Oregon, have reached a $3.1 billion settlement with Walmart over allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis. Oregon Attorney General Ellen ...
Author: Mike Benner (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Deputies with the Special Investigations Unit of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office seized 92,000 fentanyl pills during a traffic stop on Sunday. According to the agency, they also seized three pounds of ...
In this Mental Health Minute, we hear from Leona O’Keefe from Boulder Care. She talks about how people with substance use disorders can get help through teleheath visits. To learn more call 855-873-9323 or visit boulder.care ...