Dying Blind

We don’t know the real number of Nebraskans dying from drugs. It’s costing us.

Nebraska state agency awards millions to out-of-state nonprofit formerly run by agency’s CEO

Post author By Destiny Herbers
Post date Dec. 26, 2025

Dying Blind: Those who have lost loved ones to overdoses say shame is abundant, info scarce

Post author By Destiny Herbers
Post date Dec. 22, 2025

We know drugs killed this Nebraskan’s brother and many others. But we don’t know which drugs. It’s costing us.

Post author By Destiny Herbers
Post date Nov. 14, 2025

Detox Desert: Spending cuts, overdose undercounting leave rural Nebraska with few answers

Post author By Destiny Herbers
Post date Oct. 31, 2025

Lindsey Lyons, a counselor at Revive Inc. in Hastings, holds a photo of her brother Derrek Cocchiarella.

QUICK HIT: Dying Blind

Post author By Destiny Herbers
Post date Sept. 26, 2025

We don’t know the real number of Nebraskans dying from drugs. It’s costing us.

Post author By Destiny Herbers
Post date Sept. 18, 2025

A 2024 state law requires that we map overdose deaths. We still aren’t.

Post author By Destiny Herbers
Post date Sept. 18, 2025

Paul Weishapl, a harm reduction instructor in UNMC’s College of Public Health, holds a dose of Narcan.

How we reported ‘Dying Blind’

Post author By Destiny Herbers
Post date Sept. 18, 2025