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Drug overdoses surge in some states: 5 takeaways on numbers that 'are people's lives,' expert says
Fox News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThere were more than 107,500 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. last year, caused mainly by synthetic...
Hanover man pleads guilty in 2023 drug overdose death of township resident
Daily Record· 6 days agoA Hanover man pleaded guilty last week to selling fentanyl-laced drugs to a township man who later...
As fatal overdoses decline statewide, Quincy records deadliest year on record
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhites (1,402) and men (1,513) made up the largest portions of the death toll. The state's analysis did not control for income or class. Age was also a significant factor ...
Vero Beach man tied to woman's 2022 fentanyl overdose death ordered to federal prison
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAfter the Dec. 14, 2022 fentanyl overdose death of a 24-year-old Vero Beach woman who was not...
Carfentanil is back in Florida and causing overdoses, medical examiners say
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMedical examiners in Florida have noted an increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil this...
Vineyarders still succumbing to opiate overdoses - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 2 days agoThe number of fatal, opiate-related overdoses on Martha’s Vineyard has not let up, despite a...
DeWine authorizes emergency ban of nine synthetic opioids
The Lima News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 17—COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on June 4 authorizing the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to immediately classify nine synthetic opioids as Schedule I controlled substances ...
Mother accused of child abuse after baby dies of fentanyl overdose in Chico
ABC 10 Sacramento· 7 days agoOfficers went to the mother's home where they found fentanyl drug paraphernalia near where the baby...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 2 days agoIllegal fentanyl seems to be everywhere in the US. Synthetic opioids (largely fentanyl) were linked to more than 70,000 drug overdose deaths in the US in 2021, up from fewer ...
The opioid epidemic: A bit of good news and a whole lot of caution
The Eagle-Tribune· 4 days agoA welcome report of good news concerning the opioid epidemic came out Wednesday, when the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported overdose deaths dropped 10% from ...
