This message reminds us how we can help those close to us who are misusing drugs. The If Not Now When campaign is made possible by these community partners: ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Providence has seen a sharp increase in the number of people coming into the hospital due to fentanyl overdoses. Friday was especially notable, when the Medford Medical Center saw six overdoses within seven hours of each other. Their ...
MEDFORD, Ore, – Providence said over the last three days they have seen a sharp increase in the number of people coming into the hospital because of Fentanyl overdoses. Friday was especially notable. Their emergency department saw 6 overdose patients within ...
Tami and Tomes share the story of the heartbreaking loss of their 19-year-old son, Alex, who died of a fentanyl overdose in August of 2022. Learn more about Alex’s story here. “If Not Now, When?” is a year-long campaign to ...
On tonight’s Five on 5, we are joined by Tanya Phillips from Jackson Co. Public Health and Shawn Martinez from Josephine Co. Prevention to discuss opioid misuse. Here the links mentioned in this interview: CDC (Center for Disease Control) information ...
It’s time to learn what opioids are doing to our community. This message kicks off our year-long effort to help our community to stop the impact of the misuse of opioids. ...
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said CVS and Walgreens reached a national agreement to pay billions of dollars for the pharmacies’ involvement in the opioid epidemic. CVS will pay $5 billion and Walgreens will pay $5.7 billion, ...
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 ...
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 ...