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Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlements
KOIN News 6 Portland· 18 hours agoSettlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out...
New Clinical Trial Finds Faster Approach for Starting Extended-Release Naltrexone to Treat Opioid...
Sierra Sun Times· 1 day ago-supported clinical trial addresses important barrier to opioid use disorder treatment. May 11, 2024...
Government partnership to tackle fentanyl use in Tucson
Arizona Daily Star· 3 hours agoIn unanimous votes during their respective meetings, the Pima County Board of Supervisors and the...
Vermont opioid deaths decline for the first time since 2019, according to preliminary data
Valley News· 1 day 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 ...
Workplace Injury a Preventable Risk for Opioid-Related Harms
Medscape· 6 days agoRisks for opioid-related poisonings and behavioral disorders were higher among injured workers in...
Recovery experts work to reduce overdose deaths after first decline in opioid-related fatalities
WPTZ Burlington· 2 days agoTHE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELEASING NEW DATA THAT HIGHLIGHTS A SLIGHT áDECLINE IN OPIOID-...
Opioid use disorders are undertreated among formerly incarcerated Virginians on Medicaid
The Daily Progress· 5 days agoA new Virginia Commonwealth University study shows that opioid use disorders are underdiagnosed and...
Cumberland County slated to direct $500k in opioid relief funds toward youth and family programs
WTVD-TV 11 Raleigh-Durham· 2 days agoCumberland County is taking its latest big step to tackle the opioid crisis in the community. County...
California settles opioid complaint with company that sells overdose meds
Arizona Daily Sun· 6 days agoGavin Newsom and state health officials announced a deal with this same company to procure naloxone,...
Madison schools put opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan in AED boxes
Wisconsin State Journal· 2 days agoMadison schools are stocking the opioid overdose-reversal drug Narcan in automated external...