Tag Archives: Opioids
Manchester Neighbor not surprised 6-year-old overdosed
MANCHESTER — The neighborhood where a 6-year-old boy apparently overdosed is familiar with the opioid crisis. This alleged overdose is the youngest suspected victim in Manchester, according to Christopher Stawasz, American Medical Response regional director for New Hampshire and Maine. … Continue reading
Patients With Mental Health Disorders Receive More Opioids, Study Suggests
People with anxiety and depression are disproportionately prescribed painkillers. That’s what new research from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center suggests, adding a complex layer to the opioid epidemic ravaging the United States and encouraging calls from New Hampshire’s congressional delegation to … Continue reading
What Factors Led New Hampshire to Be Ground Zero for the Opioid Crisis?
It’s a well-known figure that New Hampshire has the second-highest per capita drug overdose deaths in the United States, right behind West Virginia. The state also has the highest rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths per capita, leading researchers, health care providers, … Continue reading
Conference explores role of science in opioid crisis
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s disproportionately high rate of opioid overdoses is the result of prescription practices, underfunded and scarce treatment options and the state’s proximity to the drug supply chain, Dartmouth College researchers said Tuesday. The rate of … Continue reading
Lawmakers to extend immunity law in overdose emergencies
New Hampshire’s law granting certain immunity to people who report drug overdoses is poised to stay in place for the indefinite future. A law signed last session would’ve repealed the immunity law, sometimes known as a “Good Samaritan” law, in … Continue reading
Manchester sees jump in overdoses
Health officials are concerned about a recent spike in opioid overdoses in Manchester. American Medical Response officials said there have been 14 overdoses since Tuesday, and one of them was fatal. More… | WMUR Please Like and Share New Media … Continue reading
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