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Alabama overdose deaths are increasing. Here’s how to help prevent them.
Birmingham News· 5 days agoDrug overdoses and deaths are increasing in Alabama. In Jefferson County, overdose deaths increased...
Opinion | Mixed News About Opioid Overdoses
New York Times· 3 days agoReaders discuss reports of a decline in deaths in the U.S. but a rise in Baltimore. Preliminary federal data that reports a slight drop in annual opioid ...
KPD: Woman indicted for second-degree murder after 18-year-old's December 2023 overdose death
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 3 days agoThe Knoxville Police Department said Symphony Jones is accused of selling pills suspected to have...
Triad man arrested in connection to deadly 2023 overdose, deputies say
WXII-TV Winston-Salem· 3 hours agoOn Jan. 31, 2023, Randolph County deputies responded to the area of Lark Drive in Denton, in...
Seniors in Baltimore Are Being Devastated by Drugs: 5 Takeaways
New York Times· 17 hours agoThe city has become the U.S. overdose capital, and older Black men are dying at higher rates than...
Valley County OD deaths underscore rural challenges in drug treatment, services
KTVB Boise· 6 hours agoPress. As the nation’s opioid crisis continues, even the small, picturesque mountain towns of Valley...
‘Elephant tranquilizer’ deaths rise in CT; fentanyl deaths are down
Hartford Courant· 3 days agoOver two dozen overdose deaths in the state since 2017 have involved synthetic opioids stronger than...
New Tennessee law lets students, staff carry Narcan in schools
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoAccording to the CDC, Tennessee has the second highest overdose death rate in the nation behind West...
Their brother died from an overdose. Can the man accused of giving him the drugs be held...
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agos highlight an ongoing debate about how best to tackle the problem: While some say people who...
Austin advocates urge more support for harm reduction amid high overdose, fentanyl deaths
Austin American-Statesman· 5 days agoFelix Gonzalez first used drugs at 9 years old. Most of those deaths are due to fentanyl. "So much ...