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 ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Drug overdose deaths in the United States are on the rise, with a 30% increase from 2019 to 2020 and a 15% increase in 2021, resulting in 108,000 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Among ...
MEDFORD, Ore. ─ Three people have been arrested, after multiple in-custody Jackson County Jail fentanyl overdoses. On the morning of June 20, 2022, The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says two adults in custody appeared to show signs of an ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Earlier this month, two inmates overdosed on fentanyl at the Jackson County Jail. Fentanyl overdoses have been on the rise across the state. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, overdose deaths in Oregon increased by 41% ...
SALEM, Ore. – With overdose deaths on the rise in Oregon, police are offering a unique program to help combat the problem. Oregon State Police’s “Anonymous Analysis Program” was created to help parents who find suspected drugs in possession of ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — It’s National Overdose Awareness Day, and local non-profit organization Max’s Mission is hoping to educate the community on overdosing at Hawthorne Park. The non-profit hosted a small distribution of free naloxone and fentanyl test strips this afternoon. ...
The Oregon Health Authority is seeing a nearly 40% increase in overdose deaths compared to last year’s stats. A trend also being reflected nationwide In Oregon alone, the OHA is seeing at least 339 people dying of a drug overdose from ...
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 ...