Tag: opioid epidemic
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New County Data Shows Overdose Deaths Concentrated in Lowertown, Cedar Hollow
The Wentworth County Department of Health’s full annual overdose report shows Lowertown and Cedar Hollow account for 62 percent of the county’s overdose deaths, and that the population affected is aging.
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Riverside Free Clinic Says Expiring Grants Could Force Service Cuts Within a Year
Riverside Free Clinic warns it could be forced to cut services within a year as two major grants near expiration, even as patient demand keeps climbing.
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A Third Year of Declining Overdose Deaths, but Officials Warn Against Declaring Victory
Overdose deaths in Wentworth County have fallen for a third straight year, health officials say, crediting expanded treatment beds and outreach programs even as they warn against declaring the crisis over.
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Treatment or Enforcement? County Board Divided Over $14.2 Million Opioid Settlement
Wentworth County commissioners opened debate over how to allocate $14.2 million in opioid settlement funds, split between treatment advocates and a commissioner pushing for more law-enforcement spending.
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Overdose Deaths Are Falling Countywide. In Lowertown, the New Data Tells a Different Story.
A new Wentworth County health department report finds Black and Latino residents died of overdoses at nearly twice the rate of white residents relative to population share, with Lowertown lagging the county’s overall three-year decline.
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County Board Splits Opioid Settlement Funds 55-20-15-10 in Compromise Vote
Wentworth County commissioners voted 6-3 to approve a formula directing 55 percent of $14.2 million in opioid settlement funds to treatment and recovery services, with smaller shares for prevention and law enforcement.
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Wayfinder Expands to 66 Sober-Living Beds, but the Waitlist Isn’t Shrinking
Wayfinder Recovery Services will add 20 sober-living beds at its Lowertown facility, bringing capacity to 66, though its executive director says the persistent waitlist shows no sign of shrinking.
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As Xylazine Turns Up in Local Drug Supply, County Triples Test Strip Distribution Sites
Wentworth County is tripling its fentanyl test strip distribution sites and switching to combination strips after lab data found rising xylazine contamination in the local drug supply.
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Six Months In, Second Outreach Van Shows Early Results, County Says
Six months after launch, Wentworth County’s second outreach van has nearly doubled weekly contacts with people using drugs, though its funding is approved only through the end of the fiscal year.
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Riverside Free Clinic Adds Fourth Day of Medication-Assisted Treatment
Riverside Free Clinic will add a fourth day of medication-assisted treatment next month, funded by a one-year grant, as demand driven by hospital referrals keeps outpacing capacity.