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  Archives:  November 2017

Life in Prison for Wilmington Man for 2016 Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, and child porn charges A 50-year-old Wilmington man was sentenced to life in prison plus 25 years for the 2016 stabbing death of his girlfriend, plus an additional 16 years for a violation of probation. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Periann Doko secured the sentence for […]




Delaware Health Information Network Financial Statement Audit – Fiscal Year 2017

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

State Auditor, R. Thomas Wagner, Jr., has released the Delaware Health Information Network Financial Statement Audit and Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. The audits were performed by Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A. pursuant to 16 Del. C. §10303 (a)(18). Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A. conducted these audits under the direction […]




Public Health and CVS Health Make Overdose-Reversal Drug Available Without Prescription at DE CVS Pharmacies

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

The Delaware Division of Public Health and CVS Health announced today that the opioid overdose-reversal medication naloxone is now available without an individual prescription at all of the 20 CVS Pharmacy locations in Delaware, including those located inside Target stores.




Delaware Opioid Prescription Rates Falling Seven Months After New Regulations Enacted

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Justice | Department of State | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Statistics from the Division of Professional Regulation, which licenses controlled substance prescribers, show a 12-percent drop in opioid prescriptions statewide compared to the first quarter of 2017. The number of Delaware patients being treated with opioid medications has also declined by 8 percent over the same time period, the division reports.




The Great American Smoke Out Set for Nov. 16, 2017

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2017

The American Cancer Society estimates it takes between eight to ten attempts for the average person to quit smoking. When trying to quit, support can make all the difference. That’s why they set Thursday Nov. 16, 2017, as the date for the annual Great American Smoke Out.






  Archives:  November 2017

Life in Prison for Wilmington Man for 2016 Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, and child porn charges A 50-year-old Wilmington man was sentenced to life in prison plus 25 years for the 2016 stabbing death of his girlfriend, plus an additional 16 years for a violation of probation. Deputy Attorneys General John Downs and Periann Doko secured the sentence for […]




Delaware Health Information Network Financial Statement Audit – Fiscal Year 2017

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - R. Thomas Wagner, Jr. | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

State Auditor, R. Thomas Wagner, Jr., has released the Delaware Health Information Network Financial Statement Audit and Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. The audits were performed by Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A. pursuant to 16 Del. C. §10303 (a)(18). Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A. conducted these audits under the direction […]




Public Health and CVS Health Make Overdose-Reversal Drug Available Without Prescription at DE CVS Pharmacies

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017

The Delaware Division of Public Health and CVS Health announced today that the opioid overdose-reversal medication naloxone is now available without an individual prescription at all of the 20 CVS Pharmacy locations in Delaware, including those located inside Target stores.




Delaware Opioid Prescription Rates Falling Seven Months After New Regulations Enacted

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Justice | Department of State | Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Statistics from the Division of Professional Regulation, which licenses controlled substance prescribers, show a 12-percent drop in opioid prescriptions statewide compared to the first quarter of 2017. The number of Delaware patients being treated with opioid medications has also declined by 8 percent over the same time period, the division reports.




The Great American Smoke Out Set for Nov. 16, 2017

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2017

The American Cancer Society estimates it takes between eight to ten attempts for the average person to quit smoking. When trying to quit, support can make all the difference. That’s why they set Thursday Nov. 16, 2017, as the date for the annual Great American Smoke Out.