opioid crisis

Naloxone, also known as Narcan, will soon be available in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Several community organizations requested the district keep the life-saving medication on school campuses.

The opioid strategic planning report calls for funding towards various programs and initiatives such as the Women with Children Recovery Center and a sobriety treatment and response team.

Forsyth County is preparing to distribute more funding from a multi-million dollar state settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers. The county…

Gov. Roy Cooper has declared Aug. 31 to be Overdose Awareness Day in North Carolina in conjunction with International Awareness Day. The goal is to honor…

Forsyth County Commissioners this week agreed to allot over a million dollars to programs aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic. The money comes from a…

This story has been updated from a previous version. A congressional hearing Tuesday morning highlighted what North Carolina is doing to combat the opioid…

A new statewide initiative will address the rise in hepatitis C cases in North Carolina. The state Department of Health and Human Services says there are…

Government and health care officials have kicked off a statewide campaign aimed at combatting a growing opioid crisis. North Carolina has teamed up with…

North Carolina will apply for $25 million in federal grants to combat the opioid crisis. Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 48, which allows the…