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Travis County has the highest rate of fentanyl deaths in Texas. Why is Austin a hot spot?
Gannett via AOL· 14 hours agoIt’s much more powerful than other opioids: Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times...
Northern Kentucky dentist sentenced to 20 years in prison for patient's overdose death
Local 12 Cincinnati· 4 days agoA Crescent Springs dentist, convicted on federal charges for distributing drugs inappropriately...
Drug overdose deaths are down in the U.S. for the first time since 2018
CBS News· 1 day agoDrug overdose deaths decreased last year for the first time since 2018, according to data from the...
‘Other women evaporated next to her’: the beautifully dark life of Anita Pallenberg
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn 1968, at the height of her beauty, mystery and fame, Anita Pallenberg – model, actress and...
Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, 1st decrease in 5 years: CDC
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDrug overdose deaths fell in 2023, marking the first decrease in five years, new provisional federal...
Kentucky doctor sentenced to 20 years over prescribing that led to patient’s death
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoA Covington jury acquitted Jay M. Sadrinia, 61, on three charges of illegally prescribing opioid...
Travis County is shifting focus to prevent overdose deaths as fentanyl ravages the area
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoHe said when the synthetic opioid, which is 100 times more potent than morphine, isn’t mixed...
Northern Kentucky dentist found guilty of causing patient's death receives prison sentence
WLWT-TV Cincinnati· 3 days agoA Northern Kentucky dentist found guilty of causing a patient's death has been sentenced to prison....
‘Heartening News’: Data Shows First Drop in U.S. Overdose Deaths in 5 Years
US News & World Report· 1 day agoNew data indicates the U.S. experienced its first annual decline in drug overdose deaths in half a decade last year, with ticks down in mortality tied to both opioids overall and synthetic opioids ...
Which states have the worst substance abuse problems?
Stacker via AOL· 1 day agoA recent paper in JAMA Psychiatry by Joseph Friedman and Helena Hansen, medical researchers from the...