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 July 11, 2025

Category: Narcan

Survival Is What Makes Recovery Possible

Monday, 13 October 2014 by Anthony Steele - Director of Medical Services
Since May of this year, the High Point Police Department has experienced a vast increase in heroin related overdoses. Emergency Responders have been able to reverse a majority of them upon arrival on scene but 11 of the 102 overdoses identified have resulted in deaths. This appears to be representative of a national trend that
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ADS To Help In Distribution of Life Saving Naloxone

Tuesday, 07 October 2014 by Max Menius
The High Point, NC community has been on red alert for a number of months in response to the series of heroin overdoses which have occurred in Guilford county throughout 2014. Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) in partnership with the High Point Community Foundation, NC Harm Reduction Coalition, and High Point Police Department will be
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  • Published in Heroin, Heroin Addiction, Methadone, Naloxone, Narcan, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Overdose
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Greensboro Police To Receive Training in Treating Opioid Overdose

Wednesday, 03 September 2014 by Max Menius
Les Quagliano Clinical Addiction Specialist
WXII 12 have posted a news item on the Greensboro Police Department’s decision to train 235 officers in the administration of naloxone (often known by the brand name, Narcan). Naloxone reverses the potentially deadly effects of opioid overdose and can restore breathing to overdose victims within minutes. This decision is in response to the rash
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Greensboro News and Record Covers Opiate Addiction

Tuesday, 12 August 2014 by Max Menius
The Greensboro News and Record has provided an informative series on local opioid addiction, overdose reversal using naloxone, and addiction treatment. The online versions of these stories contain two videos: one that profiles the brave recovery journey of a young mother presently in ADS’ Opioid Treatment Program and another video in which Dr. Anthony Steele
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  • Published in Drug Overdose, Heroin Addiction, Methadone, Naloxone, Narcan, Opioid Treatment, Suboxone, Treatment and Recovery
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Rhino Times Profiles Guilford County Heroin Problem

Tuesday, 29 July 2014 by Max Menius
Rhino Times has published an interesting article on the rise of heroin abuse in Guilford County. Writer Scott Yost details the rash of sudden overdoses that have plagued the area. In the piece, Scott interviews Jim Albright who is Director of the Guilford County Emergency Services. Albright points to April of 2014 as the month
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