Posts Tagged Opioid Epidemic

How should Virginia deal with the fentanyl crisis?

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 12, 2023

In August 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration and law enforcement partners seized brightly colored rainbow fentanyl pills in 18 states. (Credit: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration)

Drug overdoses are the leading cause of unnatural death in Virginia. And as Michael Pope reports, the state government continues to try new strategies to address the fentanyl crisis. 

, , ,

Leave a comment

Study aims to learn what could help babies exposed to opioids

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 15, 2023

Brittany Howell is an assistant professor in both the Department of Human Development and Family Science and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. (Credit: Virginia Tech)

Researchers are hoping to learn more about what could help children exposed to opioids and other substances before they were born. As Roxy Todd reports, families across southwest Virginia will be included in a study that will follow children over several decades.

,

Leave a comment