DPH Launches Statewide Campaign to Prevent Opioid Abuse from Starting After Dental Procedures
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 29, 2019
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is engaging dental providers in the launch of a statewide campaign directed at increasing awareness about the addictive nature of opioid medications used after dental procedures.
DPH Announces Two Naloxone Training, Distribution Events in New Castle County
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 29, 2019
NEW CASTLE (March 28, 2019) – As part of its Community Naloxone Distribution initiative, the Division of Public Health (DPH) will hold two additional community naloxone distribution events in New Castle County next week. This initiative is part of a multi-pronged approach to address the opioid crisis and reduce the number of individuals dying from […]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Partners Open Bridge Clinic for Those Impacted by Mental Health, Addiction Issues
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
NEW CASTLE (March 26, 2019) – As a new support for individuals and families impacted by the effects of mental health and substance use disorders, the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) and its partners have opened the Bridge Clinic near New Castle to provide screening and referrals to treatment, as well as […]
DPH to Distribute Overdose Reversing Medication Naloxone March 20, 2019 in Dover
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019
The Division of Public Health will distribute free naloxone kits to members of the general public from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Delaware Technical Community College, Terry Campus, 100 Campus Drive, Dover, DE 19904. The distribution event will be held in the Corporate Training Center, Rooms 408 and 412. Individuals are encouraged to stop by at any time during the event. Training takes approximately 15 minutes.
Seek Treatment, Access to Naloxone: Three Suspected Heroin Overdose Deaths in Sussex Co. Involving Same Packet Stamp
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
NEW CASTLE (March 13, 2019) – Health and public safety officials are urging people in active use of heroin or other opioids and their families to seek immediate treatment and acquire the overdose-reversing medication naloxone on hand in the wake of three suspected heroin overdose deaths in five days in Sussex County involving the same […]
