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The county was chosen by the state to launch a pilot program in the hope that it can eventually be implemented in other counties, reduce recidivism, and create productive members of society.
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Fentanyl is a large contributor to the opioid crisis. Fentanyl-related deaths in Wyoming have been on the rise since 2015, with 106 overdose deaths in 2021.
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New research in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that teens haven't used more illegal drugs over the last decade. However, they are dying from drug overdoses at twice the rate.
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University of Wyoming researchers are trying to model the brain when it is exposed to drugs.In a recent publication, Ana Clara Bobadilla, a UW Assistant…
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Christine Semrow survived addiction by moving to Jackson and immersing herself in the wilderness.When StoryCorps came to Jackson last year, Semrow sat…
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Healthcare providers in Laramie say they’re seeing an increase in addiction. In response, the Albany Community Health Clinic -- which serves patients…
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Albany County Sheriff Dave O’Malley said in his first 30 years in law enforcement he encountered heroin only twice, but now illicit drugs -- including…
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Prescription drug-related overdoses in Wyoming were five times higher in 2015 than in 2004, according to the Department of Health. That is one of the…