Grand County declines settlement in opioid lawsuit: Utah eligible for 70 million from distributors, makers

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

After a closed session following its regular Nov. 16 meeting, the Grand County Commission voted 6-1 not to settle in a lawsuit against national opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson and opioid…

Marking Overdose Awareness Day: Hospital, advocates raise awareness of danger on Aug. 31

Ali Harford3 years ago1 year ago

From January 2020 to January 2021, the Centers for Disease Control projected that 634 people died from an overdose in Utah. That’s an increase of 11.4% from the previous year, showing the overdose…

Fentanyl use on the rise: Hospital hosts training on anti-overdose drug

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

The sun was scorching on the afternoon of May 6, when a small crowd gathered in the shade of an awning outside Moab Regional Hospital to learn more about naloxone, a drug that…