JUNE 2025

by | Jul 28, 2025 | Overdose

The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on Emergency Department (ED) visits for overdose reports. This month, due to...

Dr. Stephen Wyatt Receives Prestigious Glaser Award

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Content

RALEIGH, NC (April 2, 2019) – Stephen Wyatt, DO, medical director of Addiction Medicine at Atrium Health in Charlotte, was awarded the Frederick B. Glaser Award on March 23 at the Addiction Medicine 2019 conference held in Asheville, NC. The biennial award, given by...

The Opioid Epidemic and The Role of the Pharmacist

by | May 17, 2018 | Content

Transforming Practice to Save Lives – This video series is a project of the Governor’s Institute supported by the through funding from the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substances Abuse Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health...

Patient Counseling: How to Start the Conversation

by | Aug 11, 2017 | Content

Pharmacists play an important role as leaders in preventing the misuse and potential overdose of opioid medication. Community pharmacist and business owner, Cathy Huie, PharmD, FIACP, CPP, shares ways to help pharmacists feel more comfortable accessing risks and...