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Overdose deaths increasing in the county - The Republic News
The Republic News· 3 hours agoBartholomew County Coroner Clayton Nolting said he was unsure what was driving the increase, though most of the deaths this year have involved fentanyl, which is a potent synthetic ...
Fort Worth sees increased need to deploy Narcan, firefighters plan community training
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 4 days agooverdoses as the fentanyl crisis continues across the country. In 2023, Fort Worth firefighters saw...
Craven's Opioid Epidemic Response Team hosts free Narcan training in Havelock, open to the public
New Bern Sun Journal· 1 day agoThis training is recommended for anyone who spends time with people who use opioid drugs to learn...
Overdose, fentanyl deaths increase again in Travis County for 2023. Here's what we know.
Austin American-Statesman· 1 day agoFor the third year in a row, overdoses were the leading cause of accidental deaths in Travis County...
Sheriff's deputies some of county's only first responders carrying opioid overdose drug
Santa Maria Sun· 3 days agoSanta Barbara County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies are some of the county’s only first responders that carry Naloxone nasal spray, better known as Narcan ...
Dalton police to begin administering Opvee, a new drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses
Berkshire Eagle· 7 days agoOpvee, a product of the pharmaceutical company Indivior, is reported to alleviate the effects of ...
Correctional facility offering Narcan from vending machine
KRON via Yahoo News· 4 days ago(KRON) — Free doses of Narcan are available in a vending machine at the Maguire Correctional Health...
Wake County School Board approves Naloxone policy, raises meal prices
WUNC Chapel Hill· 3 days agoWake County Schools will join other North Carolina districts like Charlotte-Mecklenburg that have adopted a new policy on the emergency use of Naloxone. The nasal
School board to consider policy for opioid emergencies
The Daily Reflector· 22 hours agoPitt County Schools is considering a plan to make a drug that can reverse opioid overdose available on campuses and to train staff members in how to use it.
Highline High School educators use Narcan to save student overdosing on campus
KOMO Seattle· 1 day agoEducators at Highline High School in Burien are credited with saving the life of a teenage student...