At least 28-non fatal overdoses and eight fatal overdoses suspected to be due to fentanyl use were reported between Jan. 11-21.
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The governor made the $18,732 donation during a tour of One Health Bighorn, a health center offering substance abuse disorder treatment in southeast Montana.
STERLING, Colo. — Tonja Jimenez is far from the only person driving an RV down Colorado’s rural highways. But unlike the other rigs, her 34-foot-long motor home is equipped as an addiction treatment clinic on wheels, bringing lifesaving treatment to the northeastern corner of the state, where patients with substance use disorders are often left to fend for themselves.
Billings law enforcement officials suggested Friday that increased substance abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic will affect schools and students.
When someone walks onto the patio of the Keenans' Billings home during the summer, they see a four-year accumulation of tie-dyed bunting of flags, peace signs of all sizes and colors, and outdoor patio furniture decorated with flowery cushions.
Avoiding social interaction may be a source of sadness and frustration to most people, but to those who are fighting substance abuse it can threaten recovery, as dozens of weekly Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings are canceled due to COVID-19.
Three men have been sentenced on federal drug charges filed after a string of drug overdoses in Bozeman in September 2017.
Montana men who lied about military service ordered to hand-write apology letters to veterans groups
GREAT FALLS — Two Montana men who were sentenced to prison for violating the terms of their probation in separate crimes won't be eligible for parole until they complete a writing assignment given because they falsely claimed to have served in the military to have their cases moved to a Veterans Court.
Vice President Mike Pence arrived at Billings Logan International Airport aboard Air Force Two Wednesday afternoon.
United States Vice President Mike Pence will be in Billings on Wednesday to talk about combating illegal drugs, before traveling to Yellowstone National Park.
HELENA — The state failed to make a reasonable effort to reunite a woman with the son who was taken away from her after he was born with methamphetamine in his system, the Montana Supreme Court ruled.
Drug courts are effective tools in the state's fight against substance abuse, proponents say. But they need more money.
A new report touting the effectiveness of drug treatment courts said most Montanans with a drug conviction don’t have access to one of the courts.
A former nurse who stole fentanyl from patients will serve probation instead of prison time, a judge ruled Friday.
Since late last year, Beaverhead County has lost the local Office of Public Assistance, the local Western Montana Mental Health Center, the local job service office and its local Medicaid and Medicare office.
Calling substance abuse the “greatest challenge facing our state,” Montana Attorney General Tim Fox laid out the first steps Monday of a Department of Justice initiative to combat the growing epidemic during a meeting of Missoula City Club.
Three times last month, Dr. Ben Watters treated a 19-year-old man struggling with an addiction to methamphetamine.
The state’s top prosecutor, corrections officials and other department heads told the Montana Association of Counties Thursday about ways they’re adjusting to the new reality of dwindling funds and increasing demand for services.
National medical groups are piling on in opposition to a recent announcement by a Montana county attorney that he plans to crack down on drug and alcohol use among pregnant women.
HELENA — Substance abuse affects the health and quality of life of many Montanans, leading to medical, legal, financial and family problems that cost the state millions of dollars and many lives due to overdoses, fatal crashes and suicides, Attorney General Tim Fox said Tuesday in releasing a report on substance abuse in the state.