Opioids /tags/opioids Opioids en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT Missouri sees first drop in drug overdose deaths since 2015, reversal medication credited /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 Illinois to receive $40M opioid settlement from Kroger /health-science-environment/2024-11-12/illinois-to-receive-40m-opioid-settlement-from-kroger It's part of a national agreement that requires grocery chain to pay $1.4B nationwide. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:27:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-12/illinois-to-receive-40m-opioid-settlement-from-kroger Nicole Jeanine Johnson Missourians differ on how to spend millions in opioid settlement payouts /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 St. Louis makes naloxone overdose reversal drug available in Soulard /health-science-environment/2024-05-30/st-louis-makes-naloxone-overdose-reversal-drug-available-in-soulard The St. Louis Department of Health has placed a naloxone box outside its building near Soulard Market, the first of many boxes planned for throughout the city. The nasal spray blocks the effects of opioids in the body of someone who is overdosing. Thu, 30 May 2024 18:40:45 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-30/st-louis-makes-naloxone-overdose-reversal-drug-available-in-soulard Lauren Brennecke Many local governments are sitting on millions in opioid settlement payouts /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 Southwest Airlines to carry naloxone after push from St. Louis-area advocate /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 Missouri becomes last with statewide prescription database as new program goes online /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 New coalition aims to curb opioid deaths among St. Louis immigrants and refugees /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-25/new-coalition-aims-to-curb-opioid-deaths-among-st-louis-immigrants-and-refugees Refugee and immigrant community advocates say more, and more accurate, resources and data are vital to overcoming the stigma and rising death toll from the opioid crisis. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:05:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-25/new-coalition-aims-to-curb-opioid-deaths-among-st-louis-immigrants-and-refugees Elaine Cha St. Louis County to give out overdose reversal drug naloxone at libraries /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 Everyone should be carrying the overdose reversal medication naloxone, advocates say /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-05-23/everyone-should-be-carrying-the-overdose-reversal-medication-naloxone-advocates-say The overdose reversal medication naloxone is now available for purchase over-the-counter, but advocates say it’s still cost prohibitive — and that stigma continues to impede access. Tue, 23 May 2023 22:28:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-05-23/everyone-should-be-carrying-the-overdose-reversal-medication-naloxone-advocates-say Emily Woodbury