opioid

ASHLAND, Ore. – Police announced the discovery of tens-of-thousands of fentanyl pills found inside a van’s hidden compartment after a traffic stop on Interstate 5. The Medford Police Department said on July 28, officers with the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement …

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 of an …

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 from heroin …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Mercy Flights, Jackson County Public Health, and law enforcement agencies are working together to combat opioid overdoses in Jackson County. While none of the most recent opioid overdoses have been fatal, Jackson County Public Health says they’re stemming from …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Seven counties in Oregon are joined by 400 other jurisdictions filing a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers. The lawsuit is against 19 pharmaceutical manufacturers and the counties are seeking damages based on the opioid epidemic. Right now the lawsuit …

MEDFORD, Ore. – County health leaders across the state are coming together to tackle the opioid crisis. “Lines for Life” is hosting Oregon’s first ever state-wide workshop on opioids, pain and addiction treatment Thursday to Saturday. The event is meant to start …

Medford, Ore.- Jackson County says they’ve seen a drastic increase in opioid deaths. So far ten people have died of opioid overdoses in the last two months. “To put that in perspective we had four such deaths in 2016, six deaths in …

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 said. Starting …

Jackson County, Ore. — Jackson County’s medical leaders are worried a new trend may be taking hold. Seven opioid deaths have been reported in the last four weeks. Experts say it could be the beginning of a new wave of issues. So …

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 cost. Pharmacy …