Over the next two Wednesdays, October 18-25, 2023 at 3pm ET, Native News Online will air a two-part live broadcast titled Reduce drug overdose deaths in Indian countryand.
Two live broadcasts, Reduce drug overdose deaths in Indian country, It will be broadcast on Native News Online’s social media platforms Facebook, X (formerly Twitter and YouTube).
The first part will discuss the problem of drug overdose, and the second part, out next Wednesday, will discuss possible solutions in rural India.
Part I guests include: Dr. Loretta Christensen, chief medical officer, Indian Health Service (IHS) (Navajo Nation); Dr. Aaron Payment, Ed.D. (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe), former president of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe, Kauffman Associates Vice President of Tribal Relations and Learning; Nick Lewis (Lummi), Vice President of the Lummi Nation Tribal Business Council and National Indian Health Council, Ambassador Lance Gumbs (Shinnecock) of the Shinnecock Nation; Shine Nieto (Tule River), Vice President of the Tule River Tribe ; Among other things.
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Each will bring their expertise to bear on the serious problem of drug overdose deaths across rural India.
Levi Rickert, editor of Aboriginal News Online (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation), said the number of drug overdose deaths is shocking and the editorial team at Aboriginal News Online believes it is time to bring more attention to an issue that is crippling tribal communities throughout Indian Country. serious problem.
“Not only have our tribal communities lost a tribal citizen, but the pain of losing a loved one has negatively impacted family, friends and tribal members,” Richter said.
Drug-related mortality has reached epidemic proportions across India. In 2020, drug overdose deaths among Native Americans increased by 39% during the Covid-19 pandemic, the largest increase second only to African Americans. This is due to a variety of factors, including geographic isolation, lack of health care, and historical trauma.
Overdoses of fentanyl, opioids, and other deadly drugs such as “tranquilizers” are causing loss of life and a decline in the health and well-being of tribal communities. In addition, the epidemic has exacerbated the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C.
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