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Delaware County librarians receive training on how to use NARCAN to prevent fatal overdoses
CBS News· 3 days agoLibrarians from 12 Delaware County libraries were trained Friday on how to save a life using NARCAN ...
Lifesaving Narcan tough to find in Texas pharmacies
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 10 hours agoSign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When the U.S. Food and Drug...
Rapid response: Vancouver Fire Department launches leave-behind Narcan program
The Columbian· 3 days agoThe Vancouver Fire Department hopes to prevent repeat opioid overdoses by handing out free, two-dose...
'Any kind of decline is obviously a win' | Knox County reports decrease in overdose deaths
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 6 days agoHope is on the horizon in the fight against drug overdoses, with new data from the Knox County...
Chicago's "To Walk in My Shoes" offers support for those in drug addiction crisis
CBS News· 3 days agoDriving through the streets of West Garfield Park, they listen to scanners for ambulance calls. Each...
UK’s HEAL grant didn’t meet overdose death reduction goal, but still counts successes
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoResearchers and their community partners focused their efforts in a handful of key areas in health...
In deadly day care fentanyl case in NYC, 2 men plead guilty as trial was set to start
KPBS San Diego· 6 days agoWhen 22-month-old Nicholas Dominici fell ill on Sept. 15, 2023, medical teams had to use Narcan, the...
Putting out overdose ‘hotspots:’ Health workers distribute harm reduction supplies to vulnerable...
FOX 5 Las Vegas· 3 days agoHealth workers showed FOX5 a behind-the-scenes look at efforts to send help to overdose “hotspots”...
The Rise of Bookstores With a Social Mission
New York Times· 7 days agoOn a recent rainy Saturday morning, eight organizers from All Power Books, a volunteer-run bookstore cooperative, gathered at the Church of Christ to...
Warren County Drug Task Force looks at what’s behind the decreased drug overdose deaths in Kentucky
WBKO Bowling Green· 7 days agoLast week the Commonwealth of Kentucky released the 2023 Drug Overdose Fatality Report. In the...