by Amy U | Aug 14, 2023 | About, General, Home, Media Releases, News and Events, Prevention, Substance Use Disorder
This year, there has been a significant rise in overdose cases related to the dangerous combination of fentanyl and xylazine.
by Amy U | May 4, 2023 | About, General, Home, Media Releases, News and Events, Prevention, Substance Use Disorder
Fentanyl has been ravaging Virginia, leaving a skyrocketing number of deaths in its wake. In the past decade, the number of annual deaths from fentanyl has tripled, according to numbers from the Virginia Department of Health. As part of an initiative to bring...
by racsb | Oct 30, 2019 | About, Home, Media Releases, News and Events, Prevention, Substance Use Disorder
After a dip in overdose deaths for 2018, Virginia is expected to hit a record number of drug-related fatalities in 2019. The latest numbers from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner show a rising number of Virginians dying from overdoses, driven mainly by...