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Letter: Make your home a safer place for youths
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WLOS Reports: Buncombe County Leads Way in Reducing Opioid Deaths
There has been a recent 5% drop in overdose deaths in Buncombe County, compared to a 40% increase in the state as a whole. Buncombe County’s overall average number of overdose deaths is still higher than the state as a whole. The county’s Community Paramedicine Group has been one of many groups in our county […]
Check out Part 3 of the Substance Abuse Video Series from Erwin & AC Reynolds Students!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gqhlQ8MiBsXTnI–LgfijDnO6WLCrueU/view?usp=sharing
Check out Part 2 of the Substance Abuse Video Series from Erwin & AC Reynolds Students!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10xNgIDUJp5Utotxd7xyedhN1z782BJe0/view?usp=sharing
CDC reports 93,000 US Drug overdose deaths in 2020, a 30% one year increase
Overdose deaths accounted for more deaths in 2020 than car crashes, gun violence, and HIV-AIDS combined. The opioid epidemic has killed over half a million people in the US since 1999. 15 states have agreed to abandon their fight to block the bankruptcy plan of Purdue pharma, maker of Oxycotin. In exchange, Purdue will release […]
Healthy Ways to Manage Stress
Back to school is just around the corner! Be aware of increased peer influence and stress from school on top of the ongoing stress from the pandemic. Teens may turn to substances as ways to cope with stress. Help your teen find healthy alternatives to relieve stress, such as art, sports, or games with friends. […]
Community Paramedicine: Breaking the Overdose Cycle and Beyond
https://www.buncombecounty.org/countycenter/news-detail.aspx?id=19173
Behind needle exchange bill, a spat between Asheville site and its new neighbors
Behind needle exchange bill, a spat between Asheville site and its new neighbors
Medication Take-Back April 24
A BIG thank you to our incredible volunteers that braved the rain last weekend for our Medication Take-Back at Asheville Outlets and Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office. With your help, we collected 43 lbs. of medication! We distributed 6 lockboxes, 3 sharps containers, and 22 packs of Deterra Drug Deactivation System. If you live in Buncombe […]