Overdose cases on the rise in Mississippi
Over the course of the pandemic we’ve seen the greatest single year increase in overdose deaths nationally than we’ve seen in 20 years. “But in...
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AG Hood pushes cutting opioid manufacturing
by Alex Paton
Attorney General Jim Hood joined an 11-state coalition of attorneys general asking the federal government to implement reforms that would account for and include the misuse...
Walgreens expands opioid drop boxes
by Alex Paton
Walgreens and AmerisourceBergen are partnering to expand their safe medication disposal program in Mississippi. U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith encouraged the public to take advantage of...
U.S. Senators pass opioid legislation
by Alex Paton
Mississippi’s U.S. Senators voted to pass legislation that would significantly ramp up the federal efforts to stop the trafficking of fentanyl and other various opioids...
Opioid manufacturing to reduce in 2019
by Alex Paton
The number of opioids manufactured in the United States could be reduced by an average of 10% in the coming year. The U.S. Department of...
AG Sessions appoints four Assistant U.S. Attorneys to Mississippi
by Alex Paton
Mississippi is getting four additional Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst announced that the Department of Justice is taking a...
Featured Kosciusko hosts first opioid town hall of 2018
by Alex Paton
Last night, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics held the first opioid town hall of 2018 in Kosciusko. With...
Featured Bridge House opens, offers hope for women after drug rehab
by Alex Paton
Local officials, board members, and friends gathered to celebrate the opening of Bridge House in Burnsville, Mississippi. Bridge House is a home where women can...
Featured UMMC doctors seek opioid alternatives
by Alex Paton
Mississippi’s statistics on opioid use resulting in addiction and deaths are bad, but the failure of data to deter abuse is also troubling. A team...
MBN fighting opioid epidemic as more Mississippians overdose
by Alex Paton
The Opioid Epidemic is tearing across the U.S. and Mississippi is fighting the opioid crisis in any way that they can. John Dowdy, Director of...