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EDITORIAL: Decline in overdose deaths is something to build on
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 17 minutes agoMay 19—According to provisional national data released Wednesday, the number of fatal overdoses in Maine dropped by 16% last year. It was the first annual reduction in fatalities ...
UK government expands opioid overdose treatment access
Pharmaceutical Technology via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoThe UK government is set to revise legislation to allow a wider range of professionals, including...
Canton Twp. Fire connecting those with addiction & mental health issues with treatment
The Repository via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe effort grew from measures already in place to leave behind an opioid overdose remedy with a...
Opioid settlement funds usage worries advocates | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 5 days agoSettlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out...
Drug overdose deaths up in Maui County, Kauai as fentanyl use grows
Hawaii News Now· 5 days agoHawaii saw another rise in fatal overdoses last year — fueled by the increase use of fentanyl....
Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths
Portland Press Herald· 4 days agoMaine’s 16% decline in fatal overdoses in 2023 was one of the largest decreases in the country and...
Multnomah County recorded 322 fentanyl overdose deaths in 2023
KOIN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn the foreword of the report, the Multnomah County Health Department lists isolation from the...
Walgreens to sell generic naloxone
Becker’s Hospital Review· 3 days agoWalgreens will sell a low-cost, over-the-counter version of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone, the company said May 15. The Walgreens-brand nasal spray ...
Walgreens is launching a generic version of over-the-counter Narcan
NBC NEWS· 4 days agoWalgreens said Wednesday that it will sell its own generic version of over-the-counter Narcan, the...
Needle-exchange program in Colorado Springs stirs controversy, raises questions among public...
Colorado Springs Gazette· 1 day agoPueblo City Council’s decision earlier this week to ban syringe distribution to injection-drug users...