Opioid Epidemic

County Mayor Jenny Wilson said it’s not enough to repair the damage to the community but it’s a start.

Utah is set to receive more than $300 million as part of a national settlement related to the opioid epidemic. One thing lawmakers and advocates agree on is the money should go toward addressing the state’s crisis.

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, July 22, 2021.

Rep. John Curtis, R-UT, has introduced legislation he said will help combat opioid addiction. It would let patients state in their medical records that they don’t want to be given opioids. Dr. Shane Brogan, director of pain medicine with Huntsman Cancer Institute said the bill has good intentions, but a more important step would be to make it easier to access other pain treatment options — like physical therapy.

During the pandemic there’s been an increase in opioid related deaths in Utah. That’s following a nationwide trend. Now, health advocates hope to curve those numbers and raise awareness about the epidemic.

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, July 6, 2021.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, advocates in Utah are worried that more people are dying from opioid overdoses. But, they say there isn't enough data to truly understand the current scope of the problem here.

The bankruptcy follows the Sackler family, which owns Purdue, agreeing to surrender control of the company and offering $3 billion in cash to opioid-hit communities.

A first-of-its-kind program at the University of Utah is bringing together teachers and professors to create high school curriculum about opioids. Inside…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported record drug overdose numbers in 2017, but a handful of states saw a decrease last…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting a record 72,000 people died from opioid overdoses last year. Meanwhile, a newly published...

A state-by-state analysis of opioid prescriptions for people who visited emergency rooms with a sprained ankle show one in four patients were given…