Overdose
Narcan now available in vending machine at Edgecombe County jail
Debi Johnson
TARBORO, N.C. — Edgecombe Couty’s first naloxone, or Narcan, vending machine went online recently at the jail in Tarboro. Deputies, ...
More Pregnant, Postpartum Women Dying of Overdoses
Debi Johnson
A January study found mortality rates for pregnant women and new mothers worsened during the pandemic, and a new ...
Overdose deaths in pregnant, postpartum women tripled in as many years: NIH
Debi Johnson
Overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women nearly tripled between 2018 and 2021, according to a study from the National ...