opioid

In an effort to reduce opioid overdose in Arkansas, Unity Health in Searcy is the first hospital in the state to launch NaloxHome, a new program that will provide at-risk overdose patients with at-home Naloxone. Funding for the program is…

A team of research scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a five-year grant worth $2.5 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to determine if a cell phone application can reduce the…

CHI St. Vincent is introducing a new addiction recovery program in Little Rock. Working in partnership with Bradford Health Services, the program will be located at the CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. This program, slated to be the…

ARcare has joined the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s network of addiction treatment providers. The Augusta-headquartered health care center operates 55 clinics, including six behavioral health clinics, in Arkansas, Mississippi and Kentucky. In recent years, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has landed a $1 million federal grant to conduct clinical trials looking at neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). The grant was obtained in partnership with the Duke Clinical Research Institute. UAMS professor of…

by Christopher Dickie The addiction crisis has inspired much discussion, focused primarily on the opioid epidemic, around the country over the past few years. And for good reason. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the total economic burden of prescription…

A new grant will help the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) expand its efforts to combat opioid addiction throughout Arkansas. The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas presented the health system with a $147,000 grant, which…

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has awarded $2.3 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for providing treatment for opioid use disorder patients. The funds are earmarked for medical providers who offer treatment for patients with…

Last year 426 Arkansas residents died from a drug overdose, according to death certificates filed with the state Health Department. That is an increase in fatal drug overdoses from 2017, when 417 people in Arkansas died from drugs. The data…

By Eric Francis | Photography by Jamison Mosley How expensive is the opioid crisis? Good question. The pills can be $80 on the street, the overdose remedy $125 per application and treatment programs up to $14,000 a year. But as…