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Overdose deaths in Kentucky decreased almost 10% last year
WHAS TV11 Louisville· 13 hours agoFentanyl accounted for 79.1% of overdose deaths statewide. Only eight states saw a decrease from...
Houma mother arrested after infant reportedly dies from fentanyl overdose
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 2 hours agoDeputies arrested the mother of a six-week-old infant after it was found the child had reportedly died from a fentanyl overdose in February. The Terrebonne ...
For second year in a row, Kentucky overdose deaths decrease
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAndy Beshear announced Thursday as he released the Drug Overdose Fatality Report. In 2022, 2,135...
Report shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over
FOX 8 Cleveland· 9 hours agoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second straight annual decline in the fight against an addiction epidemic that’s far from over, Gov. …
Fentanyl overdose leads to death of Burke County man, two face charges just weeks after new Georgia ...
WJBF Augusta via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) – 2 people in Burke County are facing multiple charges in the death of a man...
Michigan health department warns of new drug causing overdose deaths
Detroit News· 4 hours agoThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is warning Michigan residents about a new drug...
Stopping fentanyl: Northern Colorado Drug Task Force, Larimer County DA take prosecution lead in new...
CBS News· 10 hours agoLarimer County is working to send a clear message to those choosing to sell fentanyl, the message...
Local governments hand out fentanyl test strips, but they could be illegal in Indiana
WTHR Indianapolis· 4 hours agoThis past fall, a single pill caught the attention of school leaders at Hope Academy. “We found it...
Trump says death sentences for dealers will solve U.S. drug problem
Just the News· 15 hours agoFormer President Donald Trump said soft sentences for drug dealers have helped fuel fentanyl ...
Kentucky shows a decline in overdose deaths for the second straight year
WEVV Evansville· 9 hours agoKentucky’s 2023 Overdose Fatality Report was recently released and it showed a declining trend in Kentucky. According to the report, in 2023 1,984 Kentuckians died of a drug ...