Category: fentanyl

A Shared Approach to Preventing Opioid Overdoses

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique challenges to most Americans, but the pressures experienced by some people who use drugs have been particularly severe. Provisional data indicate that opioid overdoses have increased during the pandemic, but preventing overdose is possible. There are specific actions that we can take to save lives. Spot the signs of Read More >

June 10, 2021 by Blog Administrator6 Comments

General, Injury, prevention

#prepyourhealth, emergency, fentanyl, nalaxone, opioid, opioid epidemic, opioid overdose, opioids, overdose, personal health, prescription opioids, public health

Rural America in Crisis: The Changing Opioid Overdose Epidemic

An aerial view of Poconos, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA.

In America, 15 out of 100 people live in a rural area. I loved growing up in a rural community, where there were actually no stop lights, everyone knew their neighbors, and doors were always open. But, my years of working in public health has taught me rural areas are not that different from urban Read More >

November 28, 2017 by Rita Noonan, PhD8 Comments

Injury, prevention

drug overdose, fentanyl, heroin, opioid, opioid overdose, overdose, prescription opioids, public health, rural, unintentional injury