News

In the ongoing fight against the abuse of opioids, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has launched a free weekly education and consultation service for Arkansas health-care providers, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced at a press conference today. The AR-IMPACT

“I feel that if an officer has Narcan, then they should only use it on children, officers and other significant situations that are not your average overdose,” Lonoke Co. Dispatcher. “People that OD should not receive Narcan. Unless it is

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette(15 Apr 2018 by Amanda Claire Curcio)  Makers of narcotic painkillers gave millions of dollars to Arkansas doctors between 2013 and 2016. At least 800 state residents died from opioid overdoses during the same period. Federal data reveal that

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is attacking the nationwide opioid epidemic on multiple fronts that have produced new research and treatment options for patients and health care providers across Arkansas and beyond. “As the

Arkansas is meeting the national average on a recently released report from the National Health Security Preparedness Index. The overall preparedness level in Arkansas stands at 7.0 for 2017, a 12.9% increase from 2013. The national average is 7.1. “This

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said he was “very impressed” with the work and progress being made in Arkansas in the effort to reduce effects of the opioid epidemic. Dr. Adams spoke with representatives of several state agencies, as

University of Arkansas student Trevor Villines envisions a future in which college campuses throughout the state tackle the opioid epidemic with expanded educational programs, medication drop-boxes on campuses, and through college recovery programs. As the Director of External Relations for

Arkansas was well represented at the 2018 National Prescription Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta. We are all working together to make a difference! #ReverseTheOpioidEpidemic https://twitter.com/ARdrugCzar/status/981597475093057536

The Benton Police Department launched today a month-long drug abuse awareness campaign. “You Use You Lose” will equip citizens with information and action steps aimed at reducing drug abuse and overdose and will culminate with an Rx Take Back event

By Nicholas Bakalar March 7, 2018 New York Times Opioids are no better than nonopioid pain relievers for treating the chronic pain of osteoarthritis, a clinical trial has found. Researchers randomized 240 patients with moderate to severe chronic back pain or hip