1.0Confronting the Opioid Epidemichttps://opioidresources.ncdoj.govLaura Brewerhttps://opioidresources.ncdoj.gov/author/ncdoj/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://opioidresources.ncdoj.gov/news/n-c-opioid-overdose-cases-ended-ers-rose-40-percent-2017/">N.C. Opioid-Overdose Cases That Ended Up in ERs Rose 40 Percent in 2017</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://opioidresources.ncdoj.gov/news/n-c-opioid-overdose-cases-ended-ers-rose-40-percent-2017/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“N.C. Opioid-Overdose Cases That Ended Up in ERs Rose 40 Percent in 2017” — Confronting the Opioid Epidemic" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/opioid-overdose-cases-jump-percent-in-nc-emergency-departments/article_0df165b2-d07b-59eb-a5e9-289acc100d7c.html Winston-Salem Journal North Carolina’s hospital emergency departments experienced a nearly 40 percent increase, to 5,745, in opioid overdose cases from 2016 to 2017. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday the majority of cases involved individuals who were white (85 percent), male (62 percent) and between the ages of 25 and […]