Opioids

Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA) is set to host its 2022 Opioid Summit on Thursday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West Monroe Convention Center located at 901 Ridge Avenue, West Monroe. The theme for the 2022 Opioid Summit is "O.U.R. (Openly Using Recovery) Strategies to Rise Above Stigma."

About 60-70% of teens say medicine cabinets at home are their source for drugs. Mary Barrios, healthy living coordinator at the Children's Coalition for…

Lawsuits have been filed on the behalf of sheriffs of Calcasieu, Washington, Ouachita, Sabine and Vernon parishes against pharmaceutical companies and…

Gov. John Bel Edwards is backing legislative proposals aimed at reducing opioid deaths in Louisiana. The governor's office announced Tuesday that Edwards…