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Launched in 2018, Wilmington Quick Response Team was initially conceived as a two-year, $500,000 pilot program designed to reach the victims of overdoses…
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A new North Carolina law makes it a felony to sell opioids, cocaine and meth to someone who dies by ingesting them. It’s called Death by Distribution, and…
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Correction: A mistake in this story states that the program was funded by the City of Wilmington. The city was awarded the money by the state, via an…
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New Hanover County Commissioners approved expanding an upcoming substance use treatment center to include 100 beds for women. The women’s facility will…
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There are positive signs in the Cape Fear region that initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic are making headway. The Cape Fear Opioid Overdose Quick…
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It’s not news that the Cape Fear region suffers from some of the highest numbers per capita of people addicted to heroin and opioids. In response to…
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It was 2013 that Dr. William Johnstone came to work as a Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program at New Hanover Regional Medical…
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New Hanover County, following the trend of many other states and municipalities, filed a lawsuit last month against opioid manufacturers and distributors.…
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Writer Kenneth Vest lost his son, Jesse, to a heroin overdose nearly six years ago. He's been working on a play related to the situation for nearly as…
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The City of Wilmington and New Hanover County are joining forces to consider legal action against those they consider to be responsible for the deadly…