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Autopsy results indicate that a prominent Guilford County judge died from an opioid overdose. Tom Jarrell was 56 years old when he was found dead in his…

A bill awaiting the governor's signature would make it easier to prosecute people who sell drugs that lead to an overdose death. Jim O'Neill is Forsyth…

More than 1,800 hundred people died from opioid-related overdoses in North Carolina in 2017. Early numbers from the first months of last year show a…

A new report from a statewide child advocacy group suggests an increasing number of North Carolina children are entering foster care because their parents…

There were over 5,700 emergency department visits for opioid overdoses in 2017. That amounts to a 40 percent increase from the year before. Data show that…

Civil rights groups are speaking out against a proposal from eastern North Carolina counties to increase the bail amount for people facing some drug…

Law enforcement officials say they've seized an unprecedented amount of heroin in the Triad. Multiple agencies across the region collaborated on the bust.…

This coming Tuesday, the not-for-profit Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro (HPCG) will present a panel presentation led by parents who have lost…

The Winston Salem Police Department is getting a new supply of a drug that will help save lives. This is in response to an increase in opioid use and…

Governor McCrory signed a bill Monday increasing the availability of a life-saving medication that's used to treat some drug overdoses. With this new law,…