by Alex Watkins ONeill | May 5, 2026 | Content
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is issuing this Health Advisory to notify public health professionals, clinicians, laboratorians, and people at risk for overdose...
by Alex Watkins ONeill | Apr 28, 2026 | Content
The NC-State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) county-level and congressional district fact sheets have been updated with 2024 data. In addition, leaders have created a statewide fact sheet that provides an overview of overdoses in North Carolina....
by Alex Watkins ONeill | Apr 22, 2026 | Content
Recently, the Governor’s Institute’s 2026 Addiction Medicine Conference in Asheville, NC brought together hundreds of healthcare professionals for a dynamic and engaging experience focused on advancing substance use disorder (SUD) care. Held April 9–11, the...
by Alex Watkins ONeill | Apr 20, 2026 | Content
Alcohol Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness and increase understanding of how alcohol use impacts our health and communities. In the United States, alcohol contributes to more than 178,000 deaths each year, making it one of the leading preventable causes of...
by Alex Watkins ONeill | Apr 16, 2026 | 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. For information on...
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