Virtual training sessions that began during the pandemic have allowed far more people to take the trainings, including people from rural areas and tribal nations.

SAN ANTONIO Preliminary findings by the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing show many opioid-addicted women have many of the same risk factors for drug overdoses and deaths. The two-year statewide study was done by nurse researchers at UT Health San Antonio. Cleveland said nationally, another report found maternal overdoses and deaths had doubled in the U.S. between 2007-2016. But she said losing custody of their children is also a leading cause of overdoses, especially if they're in recovery. She said the study will also help in developing a diagnostic tool in hopes of saving the lives of the mothers and their babies who often undergo painful drug withdrawals.