MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Public Health officials are issuing an overdose alert for accidental overdoses related to fentanyl and other illegal opioids. The alert comes after police and emergency medical responders saw an increase in emergency department admissions related ...
OREGON – Oregon’s Indigenous tribes are being compensated as part of a multi-million-dollar opioid settlement. Oregon’s nine Native American tribes are getting large chunks of money from the state. The money’s coming to them as a result of the opioid ...
NORTH BEND, Ore.- A man is walking across the country to spread the message of mental health and drug recovery. Kyndal Ray Edwards’ walk came to him in 2013, but it didn’t take off until after he got himself clean ...
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. ...