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Fort Worth sees increased need to deploy Narcan, firefighters plan community training
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 5 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· 2 days agoThis training is recommended for anyone who spends time with people who use opioid drugs to learn...
Overdose deaths increasing in the county - The Republic News
The Republic News· 22 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 ...
Overdose, fentanyl deaths increase again in Travis County for 2023. Here's what we know.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSince fentanyl deaths began increasing, the county has worked to try to get more Narcan, the nasal ...
Sheriff's deputies some of county's only first responders carrying opioid overdose drug
Santa Maria Sun· 4 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 ...
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
Free Narcan vending machine comes to Berrien County
ABC57 South Bend· 6 days agoCounty officials say the lifesaving medication is currently available during the normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Narcan, the branded name for naloxone, is ...
Rise in Fentanyl-Laced Pills Underscores Need for Drug Testing, Harm Reduction
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMany states have expanded harm reduction efforts, such as opening safe injection sites and offering...
Fentanyl crisis: Overdoses stop rising in Lee County, but challenges remain
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn the early 2010s, cheap fentanyl began flooding the American market, leading to a wave of ...