Youngkin signs legislation to protect students from opioid overdoses
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed three bills, including SB 726 to require local school boards to develop policies for opioid overdose prevention.
Search Results for opioid overdose
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Albemarle County prepared to fight opioid overdose deaths with expanded Narcan training
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Albemarle County’s Public Safety Departments and Albemarle County Public Schools have expanded staff access to naloxone.
Roanoke ranked second in nation for non-fatal opioid overdoses
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In a study published this month, the City of Roanoke was ranked second in the nation for non-fatal drug overdoses per capita.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, First Lady Suzanne Youngkin attend opioid overdose training
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REVIVE! is Virginia’s Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education (OONE) program, and provides training in the use of Narcan.
VCU Medical Center saw 123% increase in opioid overdoses in first three months of pandemic
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In a paper published Friday by the Journal of the American Medical Association, Virginia Commonwealth University researchers released data showing an alarming surge in opioid-related overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grant funds research on community-level intervention to address opioid overdoses
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Connection 2 Care (C2C) is an innovative collaboration led by Virginia Tech researchers that aims to address the opioid crisis in the Roanoke Valley.
Virginia State Police equipped with NARCAN to respond to opioid overdose/exposure emergencies
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As of July 1, all sworn Virginia State Police personnel through the rank of first sergeant will have been trained and equipped to quickly respond to dangerous opioid exposure and overdose emergencies.
Surgeon General releases advisory on Naloxone: Opioid overdose-reversing drug
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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H., urged more Americans to carry a lifesaving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Rescue medication for opioid overdoses available
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In November, State Health Commissioner Marissa J. Levine, MD, MPH, FAAFP, declared the Virginia opioid crisis a Public Health Emergency.
Community services boards, local health departments provide rescue medication for opioid overdoses
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In November 2016, State Health Commissioner Marissa J. Levine declared the Virginia opioid crisis a public health emergency.
