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Families of overdose victims come together in North Little Rock for annual awareness event

BY: Carter Thweatt | Link to original THC11 coverage NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The fifth annual “Bridge the Gap” event… Read More

Arkansas organization to distribute 32 narcotic detecting devices to schools, law enforcement agencies

By: My Ly | See original article by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette A nonprofit formed to distribute money from opioid… Read More

PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM | 2023 Annual Report

By: Arkansas Department of Health | View the full document here. Data Disclaimer The 2023 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Annual… Read More

Opioid Settlements Promise Mississippi a Windfall. What Happens Next?

By: Violet Jira, Mississippi Today and Henry Larweh | View original article by KFF Health News Hundreds of Mississippians die every… Read More

International Overdose Awareness Day matters

August 11, 2024 | Link to original posted by The Sentinel-Record Each year on Aug. 31, people around the world… Read More

UCA, community partners awarded more than $200,000 in opioid settlement dollars 

August 1, 2024 | Link to original article posted by UCA. The University of Central Arkansas was recently awarded over $202,000… Read More

Arkansas Week: Opioid lawsuits, distributing settlement funds

BY: Arkansas PBS | Aired July 31, 2024 | Original Episode Opioid addiction continues taking a toll, especially… Read More

Hope Movement Coalition Receives $41,328.00 in Overdose Reversal Medication Naloxone from the Arkansas Overdose Recovery Partnership

Yellville, AR – Hope Movement Coalition, an organization of families affected by illicit drug and Fentanyl poisoning deaths in all 75 Arkansas… Read More

Teens, families focus of $200,000 opioid settlement funds for Arkansas nonprofit

BY: MARY HENNIGAN | JULY 19, 2024 6:30 AM | Link… Read More

Shining a light on substance abuse: Curtis Barnett

May 31, 2024 | Link to original article by BlueCross BlueShield in blueprint Magazine. In 2021, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield made… Read More

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