/tags/addiction Addiction en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-13/missouri-sees-first-drop-in-drug-overdose-deaths-since-2015-reversal-medication-credited Missouri officials say the overdose reversal drug naloxone helped contribute to the first decrease in drug-related deaths in nearly a decade. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-01-13/missouri-sees-first-drop-in-drug-overdose-deaths-since-2015-reversal-medication-credited Sarah Fentem /government-politics-issues/2024-12-11/revitalization-eliot-school-north-st-louis Construction is expected to begin next summer on the historic Eliot Elementary School in St. Louis’ Fairground neighborhood. The school will become an addiction treatment center that also addresses homelessness and mental health issues. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-11/revitalization-eliot-school-north-st-louis Lacretia Wimbley /health-science-environment/2024-11-08/missouri-opioid-settlement-spending Drug companies already have sent $100 million to Missouri to settle lawsuits for their role in the opioid crisis. But the state could receive hundreds of millions more over the next two decades. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:03:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-08/missouri-opioid-settlement-spending Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-08-19/ssm-health-opens-mental-health-urgent-care-to-ease-strain-on-emergency-rooms The St. Louis facility will offer a place for those in a mental health crisis to drop in and be seen by a professional the same day. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:51:02 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-08-19/ssm-health-opens-mental-health-urgent-care-to-ease-strain-on-emergency-rooms Sarah Fentem /economy-business/2024-05-14/vacant-st-louis-school-addiction-treatment-center The new wellness center, once completed, will offer a place to help men recover from addiction in a region that only has a handful of detox beds. Tue, 14 May 2024 19:28:17 GMT /economy-business/2024-05-14/vacant-st-louis-school-addiction-treatment-center Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2024-05-02/many-local-governments-are-sitting-on-millions-in-opioid-settlement-payouts Drug overdoses have killed more than 23,000 Missourians in the last two decades. Many of those were involved fentanyl and other potent opioids. Thu, 02 May 2024 21:13:40 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-02/many-local-governments-are-sitting-on-millions-in-opioid-settlement-payouts Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-03-12/missouri-pilot-program-trains-ems-crews-to-give-overdose-victims-addiction-meds EMS workers across the state are receiving training on how to give overdose victims a dose of buprenorphine, which manages cravings and withdrawal symptoms, after reviving them from an overdose with the overdose reversal drug naloxone. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:59:44 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-12/missouri-pilot-program-trains-ems-crews-to-give-overdose-victims-addiction-meds Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-01-24/southwest-airlines-to-carry-naloxone-after-push-from-st-louis-area-advocate St. Louisan John Gaal has called for airlines to stock the overdose-reversal drug naloxone after he used the spray to revive a person during a Southwest flight to Las Vegas in 2022. The airline now has announced that starting this year it will include naloxone in its on-air medical kits. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-24/southwest-airlines-to-carry-naloxone-after-push-from-st-louis-area-advocate Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2023-12-15/missouri-becomes-last-with-statewide-prescription-database-as-new-program-goes-online Missouri's prescription drug monitoring database went online this week. Health workers will now need to enter patient information into a statewide database when they dispense opioids and other controlled substances. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 22:38:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-15/missouri-becomes-last-with-statewide-prescription-database-as-new-program-goes-online Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2023-08-31/st-louis-county-to-give-out-overdose-reversal-drug-naloxone-at-libraries The St. Louis County Department of Health will soon distribute the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone for free at county public libraries. Visitors can ask library employees for naloxone, and librarians will distribute it with no questions asked. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:15:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-31/st-louis-county-to-give-out-overdose-reversal-drug-naloxone-at-libraries Sarah Fentem