Categories
Press

Mental Health and Substance Use State Fact Sheets

In recent years, many people have experienced poor mental health, with over 30% of adults in the United States reporting symptoms of anxiety and/or depression in February 2023.

Categories
Press

Drug Disposal Bags Aim to Curb Opioid Addiction in Northampton County

As the opioid epidemic rages on, Northampton County is hoping a little bag can make a difference.

Categories
Press

Free Drug Disposal Pouches to be Mailed to Northampton County Residents

Northampton County is offering a new service it says will help to keep unused medications out of the wrong hands and prevent addiction before it starts.

Categories
Press

Chair Rodgers: The Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis Hits Every Community

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Responding to America’s Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act.”

Categories
Press

Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl–Involved Overdose Deaths with Detected Xylazine

In 2022, provisional data indicated that more than two thirds (68%) of the reported 107,081 drug overdose deaths in the United States involved synthetic opioids other than methadone, principally illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs) (1).

Categories
Press

NARCAN Distribution Event Held in Northampton County

There was a NARCAN distribution event in Northampton County late Thursday afternoon. The drive-thru was held to mark international Overdose Awareness Day.

Categories
Press

Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Surged 279% Since 2016 While Heroin Deaths Fell: CDC

The rate of drug overdose deaths linked to fentanyl in the United States has skyrocketed over the last five years, new federal data showed.

Categories
Press

DEA Laboratory Testing Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of a sharp nationwide increase in the lethality of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills.

Categories
Press

Tranq Dope: Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror to U.S. Drug Zones

A veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine is infiltrating street drugs, deepening addiction, baffling law enforcement and causing wounds so severe that some result in amputation.

Categories
Press

Shapiro Administration: Thousands Of Overdose Reversals Made As Result Of Pennsylvania’s Naloxone Program

The Shapiro Administration is reminding Pennsylvanians about the multiple ways to access the life-saving opioid reversal medication, naloxone, as nearly 23,000 opioid overdose reversals have been made with naloxone purchased through one of the state’s programs since 2017.