Page County supervisors hear opioid fund proposals

$500K research project targets opioid prescriptions after surgery

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A new research study in southeastern North Carolina aims to change how doctors prescribe opioids after surgery. Doctors at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center are leading the project with support from the UNC School of Medicine. A $500,000 grant funds the research. The team will focus on general surgeries, where opioid prescriptions can vary. Researchers will study how many pills patients use. They will also…

Page County supervisors hear opioid fund proposals

(Clarinda) -- Page County officials are considering addressing some law enforcement needs with the county's opioid settlement funding.

Opioid cash allocated to support youth - South Alabamian

GROVE HILL — If Sheriff DeWayne Smith has his way, Clarke County juveniles will eventually not have an excuse for getting on the wrong side of the law due to boredom. Smith asked for and received from the county commission Tuesday a resolution approving Sheriff backs summer efforts to keep local kids busy opioid settlement funds to help fund youth […] The post Opioid cash allocated to support youth first appeared on South Alabamian.

Select Board considers opioid education funding, survey analytics - The Reminder

An example of the data collected using FlashVote surveys.Photo credit: Wilbraham Public Access WILBRAHAM — Brianna Bernache of the Hampden-Wilbraham Partners 4 Youth, an organization that works to reduce substance use among young people, requested the Wilbraham Select Board allocate some of the town’s opioid abatement funding to support the program. Bernache explained that the organization’s first 10 years in operation were largely funded by a D…