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Education Department wants more schools to have fentanyl overdose medication
The Arizona Republic Natl via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoA task force of educators, health care professionals and law enforcement officers will meet in the...
Firefighters complete training in efforts to reduce overdoses in Grass Valley and surrounding areas
The Grass Valley Union· 7 hours agoAcross the nation over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like...
Fentanyl crisis: Arizona schools chief launches effort to put Narcan in schools
FOX 10 Phoenix· 16 hours agoNaloxone, which is a nasal spray, helps reverse overdoses. It's easily available, and it may soon be...
L.A. County deputy arrested for allegedly smuggling heroin into jail, sources say
Los Angeles Times· 21 hours agoA sheriff’s deputy who was part of a task force focused on keeping Los Angeles County’s jails free...
Naloxone availability expands throughout Kitsap as opioid overdoses continue to rise
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 6 days agoArmy captain. “[Overdoses] happen so often, I don’t know if anyone is really keeping a tally.” As...
Why Western Mass. is being disproportionately harmed by ‘tranq’
The Republican· 7 hours agoAs an addiction doctor, Ruth Potee says she misses heroin. Today, the list of contaminants detected...
Stevens awarded PORT's Life Saver Award
Chillicothe Gazette via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoStevens was part of an outreach team recently closest to an overdose call. Her team was able to respond and administer naloxone. This article originally...
California county government honors Jane Fonda on anniversary of Fall of Saigon
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, told reporters Thursday. State Opioid...
More than 321,000 kids lost a parent to drug overdose, study finds
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 27 minutes agoEven as the nation has expanded the use of harm-reduction strategies and availability of the overdose-reversal medication naloxone, the study noted there has been a lack of ...
New law exposes extent of Pa.'s drug overdose problem, but issues still remain
Gannett via AOL· 7 hours agoThe database, which is connected to a national repository, captures 80 pieces of data about an...
