Guilford partnership works to stem rise in opioid deaths
Guilford County is experiencing an increase in opioid overdose deaths and emergency department visits, according to county and state data.
Guilford County is experiencing an increase in opioid overdose deaths and emergency department visits, according to county and state data.
Forsyth County health officials have added a vending machine at the county detention center that offers the overdose-reversing drug Narcan (Naloxone).
The number of unintentional opioid overdose deaths in North Carolina has dropped for the first time in five years.
More than 1,800 hundred people died from opioid-related overdoses in North Carolina in 2017.