1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (393+ words) In rural Georgia, public libraries often serve as a hub, connecting community members to various resources they may otherwise have difficulty accessing. A new program at Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Health Logistics and Analytics (IHLA) is helping rural public…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (282+ words) Published 8:00 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Families across Mississippi affected by opioid use disorder will soon have access to practical skills, peer connection, and resources through a new statewide program from End It For Good. The program will equip parents and other…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (486+ words) BOISE, ID – An advisory group has identified Idaho counties at high risk for opioid use disorder to target in its recommendations for the state’s use of opioid settlement funds. The Idaho Behavioral Health Council brings together the state’s three branches…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (294+ words) Background This study evaluated ZIP-code-level variation in opioid-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and overdose deaths across Riverside County, California, and examined associations with community-level social determinants of health (SDOH), operationalized using Healthy Places Index (HPI) domains and indicators. Identifying ZIP…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (169+ words) Daily Independent Ashland man indicted on sex-related charges When a Kentucky woman called an emergency department earlier this year, she wasn’t asking whether treatment was available. Through tears, she was asking whether anyone would judge her for needing it....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) Breaking the cycle of addiction in rural Idaho — Newsroom Regence Breaking the cycle of addiction in rural Idaho A person’s overall health is about more than what shows up on a lab report. Things like stress, unstable housing, food insecurity…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (149+ words) The Southeast Valley Community Alliance has been selected to receive the Community Engagement Keeping Hope Alive Award, recognizing individuals and organizations that work to keep kids, families and communities safe and healthy. The award honors the alliance’s community event, “An…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (111+ words) Southeast Valley group’s opioid-abuse program wins award yourvalley.net The Southeast Valley Community Alliance has been selected to receive the Community Engagement Keeping Hope Alive Award, recognizing individuals and organizations that work to keep kids, families and communities safe and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1253+ words) Mobile methadone units did not exist in Connecticut when Frankie DeJesus started his recovery in 2012. He wishes they did. DeJesus, a recovery support specialist for Community Health Resources, has spent nearly all his life in Enfield, right by Connecticut’s northern border....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (299+ words) Students' art will help raise awareness around opioids via the attorney general's office. A federal judge declined Friday the state’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by West Virginia’s largest overdose prevention group, Solutions Oriented Addiction Response of West Virginia…...