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Which states have the worst substance abuse problems?
Stacker via AOL· 1 hour agoThe recent rise of fentanyl has made the oxycodone crisis seem tame. This synthetic opioid is...
CT OKs $8M in opioid settlement money for a range of services
Hartford Business Journal· 6 hours agoConnecticut’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee voted on Tuesday to spend more than $8 million to...
John Oliver on opioid settlements: ‘We can change the arc of this story’
AOL· 2 days agoJohn Oliver devoted his latest Last Week Tonight episode to checking in on the opioid epidemic, which experts consider to be in its fourth wave in the US. The first was the ...
State board allocates nearly $14 million for addiction prevention
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoState officials charged with allocating $600 million from opioid settlement lawsuits decided in its...
Overdose deaths decreased for first time in 5 years, but still topped 100,000
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoDrug overdose deaths decreased slightly last year, falling for the first time since 2018, early data...
Local governments struggle to effectively utilize opioid settlements totaling more than $50B
Fox News· 2 days agoSettlement money for combating the opioid epidemic is being distributed to various towns and cities...
Plant-based drug growing in popularity could have deadly side effects
WHIO via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoSome hail Kratom as a miracle for beating opioid addiction, but it’s banned in other states and...
Did Ashley Moody overstep authority in $3.1B opioid settlement? Appellate court considers the case
Florida Politics· 6 days agoAn appeals court panel — in particular one Judge — is sharply questioning the authority of Attorney...
Doctor gets 12 years in prison for fake opioid prescriptions
WOOD via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe drugs had an estimated street value of $6.3 million. Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge...
Vermont opioid deaths decline for the first time since 2019, according to preliminary data
Valley News· 4 days agoOpioid deaths among Vermonters appear to have dipped in 2023, according to new data from the state Department of Health, following three consecutive years of record-breaking ...