MEDFORD, Ore.- A rise in opioid overdoses is being reported by Jackson County Public Health. According to Jackson County Public Health, they’re seeing an increase in fatal and nonfatal overdoses from illicit opioids, most commonly Fentanyl. The county says it’s ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Today is International Overdose Awareness Day a time for those who lost someone to a drug overdose to commemorate. And for local non- profits like Max’s Mission, it’s a day to spread awareness on how to prevent ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.– The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is releasing data on a number of overdoses in the area over the past week. JCSO said detectives responded to 10 fatal overdoses over the last five days, between the ages of ...
(CNN) New provisional data from the CDC shows that drug overdose deaths are hovering at near-record levels. Those deaths are only slightly less than the record levels reached during the pandemic. According to the new data, just under 110,000 people ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Medford police said it saw a staggering 13 suspected overdose deaths within the city in March alone. They said it’s the most overdose deaths in a month that MPD has ever recorded. Overdoses incidents have been an issue ...
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 ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – After a sudden spike in overdose cases in Southern Oregon, Jackson County Public Health issued an Overdose alert. Late last week, six overdoses were reported in just 7 hours at Providence Medford Medical Center in Medford. ...
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: KGW Staff MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KGW) — A woman died and six other people were hospitalized in McMinnville following suspected drug overdoses early Friday morning, McMinnville police said. Six of the seven people were from the same home. The other ...
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 ...