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Seniors in Baltimore Are Being Devastated by Drugs: 5 Takeaways
New York Times· 15 hours agoThe city has become the U.S. overdose capital, and older Black men are dying at higher rates than...
New Tennessee law lets students, staff carry Narcan in schools
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAccording to the CDC, Tennessee has the second highest overdose death rate in the nation behind West...
Federal data shows drop in drug overdose deaths nationwide and in Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 6 days agoPreliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a 3% drop in drug deaths...
Alabama overdose deaths are increasing. Here’s how to help prevent them.
Birmingham News· 4 days agoDrug overdoses and deaths are increasing in Alabama. In Jefferson County, overdose deaths increased...
Valley County OD deaths underscore rural challenges in drug treatment, services
KTVB Boise· 4 hours agoPress. As the nation’s opioid crisis continues, even the small, picturesque mountain towns of Valley...
Unity man gets up to 16 years for role in Latrobe woman's 2019 deadly overdose
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 7 hours agoA Unity man was ordered to serve up to 16 years in prison for selling drugs that caused a fatal ...
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...
‘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...
Laredo police report possible 21st, 22nd overdose cases of the year
KGNS Laredo TX· 8 hours agoIt was a weekend filled with tragedy here in Laredo as two lives were claimed from possible ...
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...