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State lawmakers are trying to remove some hurdles those seeking drug addiction treatment as they attempt to kick their habits.Right now, private insurers…
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In the summer of 2016 the Dover Police Department teamed up with an addiction recovery center to divert opiate users into treatment and away from crime,…
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Delaware saw an alarming uptick in overdose-related deaths in 2016, and about one-third are fentanyl-related. And that’s why people like Dave Humes, a…
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Democratic candidate for New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer says he wants to make battling the county and state’s heroin epidemic a priority. On…
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First State Republicans are getting behind efforts to address heroin and opioid abuse in Delaware.In the weekly GOP message, state representative Tim…
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State officials are trying to tighten down regulations controlling how - and how often - Delaware doctors can prescribe opioid painkillers. The goal, they…
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In 2014, the Division of Public Health says naloxone was administered over 1,200 times, saving close to 700 people. And the state has distributed donated…
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Dover Police seized nearly 6,400 bags of heroin in the latest large scale heroin-related drug bust made by law enforcement statewide recently. The…
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The U.S. Attorney’s office in Delaware is touting what it says may be the largest seizure of prepackaged heroin in state history.U.S. Attorney Charles…
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Heroin and opioid addiction continues to be a focus of state lawmakers this session.Last year, they set aside $4.5 million to expand addiction treatment…