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Addiction

A collection of 4 posts

Roanoke's New First Responders to Overdose Calls: People in Addiction Recovery
Addiction

Roanoke's New First Responders to Overdose Calls: People in Addiction Recovery

The Roanoke Valley Collective Response is hiring three peer recovery specialists who will respond to calls with police and paramedics.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Aug 9, 2022 • 3 min read
Potent Batch of Opioid Drugs Leads to Uptick in Overdoses, Deaths in Roanoke Region
Addiction

Potent Batch of Opioid Drugs Leads to Uptick in Overdoses, Deaths in Roanoke Region

A potent batch of opioids has led to an uptick in overdoses and deaths in recent weeks, according to advocates.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Apr 5, 2022 • 3 min read
Proposal to ‘Reimagine’ Catawba Hospital Points To Need For More Addiction, Mental Health Care
Addiction

Proposal to ‘Reimagine’ Catawba Hospital Points To Need For More Addiction, Mental Health Care

A proposal from Del. Sam Rasoul would study how a transformed Catawba Hospital could expand into addiction treatment.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jan 12, 2022 • 5 min read
Millions of Dollars To Fight Opioid Epidemic Are Heading To Roanoke. Will It Be Enough?
Addiction

Millions of Dollars To Fight Opioid Epidemic Are Heading To Roanoke. Will It Be Enough?

For decades, painkillers flooded the Roanoke Valley as part of a push by pharmaceutical companies that helped fuel a nationwide opioid epidemic.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Nov 24, 2021 • 6 min read
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