NC DPH: Xylazine (known on the street as Tranq) Abuse Growing. New Exposure Guidance Issued.
Xylazine abuse in the United States is a growing public health problem. The…
Updates to Requirements For All DEA-Registered Practitioners. What it Means for Your Practice.
Beginning June 27, the DEA registration will require applicants – both new and renewing – to…
Sad, But True. Fentanyl Fatalities Among Children Rising Faster Than Any Other Age Group.
(FAF) This chart compares the increase in synthetic opioid (fentanyl) deaths between children less…
FDA Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales
Narcan, a prescription nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, can now be sold over the…
Substance Use Prevention Services in Primary Care Challenge Competition
NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks creative, visionary, and actionable plans to…
Updated CME Series in Opioid Prescribing and Responding to Addiction
The North Carolina Medical Board collaborated with WakeAHEC and the UNC Chapel Hill…
Effective Immediately: SAMHSA No Longer Accepting NOIs.
Section 1262 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (also known as Omnibus bill), removes…
The Changing Face of Fentanyl-Related Deaths
According to the Families Against Fentanyl organization's website, Fentanyl is now the…
DEA Announces Important Change to Registration Requirement
On December 29, 2022, with the signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (the…
With Fentanyl-Related Deaths On Rise, Is It Time for Change In NC Good Samaritan Law?
NCDHHS: Fentanyl-related overdose deaths in NC has increased each year since 2016 when deaths rose…