Media Summary: This week, NCDHHS leaders announced 2020 saw a rapid increase, 40%, of Data from the Chief Medical Examiner's Office shows the fentanyl problem is only getting worse in An analysis of state health data shows that

Nc Opioid Deaths Rising - Detailed Analysis & Overview

This week, NCDHHS leaders announced 2020 saw a rapid increase, 40%, of Data from the Chief Medical Examiner's Office shows the fentanyl problem is only getting worse in An analysis of state health data shows that The number of people dying just from heroin use has jumped up 584 percent. WAVY News 10 Subscribe to the WAVY YouTube Channel: ------------- Get updates on local news, weather, ... While 2020 and 2021 will be remembered by most as the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, for thousands of

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Opioids deaths on the rise in North Carolina
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NC opioid overdoses up 20 percent, expected to rise more after pandemic
Growing concerns over rising overdose deaths across North Carolina
Fatal overdoses on the rise in North Carolina
Opioid deaths in North Carolina higher than ever
Rise in fentanyl-related deaths has parents, activists sounding alarm in NC
Opioid overdoses continue to rise in NC, straining treatment facilities
Efforts in NC to fight overdose deaths
Record 4,000 people in NC died of drug overdoses in 2021, state officials say
As NC Fentanyl deaths double, group hopes to save lives with new treatment
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NC opioid deaths rising

NC opioid deaths rising

NC opioid deaths rising

Opioids deaths on the rise in North Carolina

Opioids deaths on the rise in North Carolina

Since 2005, a 73-percent spike in

Overdose death rise in North Carolina

Overdose death rise in North Carolina

This week, NCDHHS leaders announced 2020 saw a rapid increase, 40%, of

NC opioid overdoses up 20 percent, expected to rise more after pandemic

NC opioid overdoses up 20 percent, expected to rise more after pandemic

NC opioid overdoses

Growing concerns over rising overdose deaths across North Carolina

Growing concerns over rising overdose deaths across North Carolina

WILMINGTON,

Fatal overdoses on the rise in North Carolina

Fatal overdoses on the rise in North Carolina

Fatal

Opioid deaths in North Carolina higher than ever

Opioid deaths in North Carolina higher than ever

Opioid deaths

Rise in fentanyl-related deaths has parents, activists sounding alarm in NC

Rise in fentanyl-related deaths has parents, activists sounding alarm in NC

Data from the Chief Medical Examiner's Office shows the fentanyl problem is only getting worse in

Opioid overdoses continue to rise in NC, straining treatment facilities

Opioid overdoses continue to rise in NC, straining treatment facilities

Opioid overdoses

Efforts in NC to fight overdose deaths

Efforts in NC to fight overdose deaths

Communities across

Record 4,000 people in NC died of drug overdoses in 2021, state officials say

Record 4,000 people in NC died of drug overdoses in 2021, state officials say

Record 4000 people in

As NC Fentanyl deaths double, group hopes to save lives with new treatment

As NC Fentanyl deaths double, group hopes to save lives with new treatment

As

Opioid overdoses, fentanyl deaths decrease for second straight year in Triangle

Opioid overdoses, fentanyl deaths decrease for second straight year in Triangle

An analysis of state health data shows that

Part 2: Heroin deaths skyrocketing in North Carolina

Part 2: Heroin deaths skyrocketing in North Carolina

The number of people dying just from heroin use has jumped up 584 percent.

Nearly a dozen people die each day in NC from overdoses, state data shows

Nearly a dozen people die each day in NC from overdoses, state data shows

There were 335 people who overdosed and

North Carolina reports increase in overdose deaths

North Carolina reports increase in overdose deaths

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How the pandemic is contributing to alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths

How the pandemic is contributing to alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths

The nation's

Overdoses on the rise in North Carolina

Overdoses on the rise in North Carolina

Overdoses

Paramedic program relies on drug analysis amid rise in overdoses

Paramedic program relies on drug analysis amid rise in overdoses

Two eastern

Accidental drug overdoses in North Carolina for 2021 on track to shatter 2020 numbers

Accidental drug overdoses in North Carolina for 2021 on track to shatter 2020 numbers

While 2020 and 2021 will be remembered by most as the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, for thousands of