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'We know we have a problem' Erie County has the highest reported overdose rate in PA.
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoErie County is situated in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania, but it's at the epicenter of the...
Defense Department to Begin Tracking Drug Overdoses, Providing Antidote Drug Naloxone
Military.com via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA new law will require the Pentagon to start compiling data in 2024 on overdoses within the ranks,...
FDA panel recommends making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoA drug that can rapidly reverse opioid overdoses could soon be available to anyone without a...
State police to host prescription drug "take back" sites on Oct. 28
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Indiana State Police posts in Evansville and Jasper will participate in the 25th nationwide...
The Shady Statistics Behind the War on Painkillers
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLex Villena About twenty-three years ago, public health officials began to notice increases in what would later be called "deaths of despair," referring...
Access to opioid reversal drug naloxone grows as overdoses soar, you can help save lives
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYou have the power to potentially save the lives of your friends, neighbors and family members. The...
'It can happen to you': How 1 laced pill cost a Louisville mother her son forever
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA day after 23-year-old Wyatt Williamson laughed and joked with friends during a hike, he collapsed...
Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people...
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPoison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to...
Alabama residents can safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs Saturday
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPeople in Alabama can safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs Saturday. In Montgomery, the...
Exclusive: What’s driving record high fentanyl deaths in the Tri-Cities area?
Tri-City Herald McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoIn just five years fentanyl has gone from being the cause of only a fraction of overdose deaths in...