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Opioid crisis cost U.S. nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 -congressional report
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic toll of the opioid addiction and...
Opioid Crisis in NYC Reaches Historic Levels, 'Killing a New Yorker Every Three Hours'
People via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFentanyl accounted for most of the fatal drug overdoses last year, which were up 12% from previous...
UK’s HEAL grant didn’t meet overdose death reduction goal, but still counts successes
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 21 hours agoThe nation’s largest research grant investment to significantly reduce opioid overdose deaths in...
How polysubstance abuse is worsening the American opioid crisis
The Week via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA billboard advertising test kits and information for drug users. America's addiction crisis is...
Narcan will be available over the counter. What to know about opioid overdose drug
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMonths after it was first approved for over-the-counter use, Narcan will finally hit pharmacy...
Fentanyl, possibly mixed with tranq, still fueling opioid crisis as Summit deaths rise
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhen an East Akron woman returned home Aug. 7 and found a man passed out on her porch, she knew what...
A Mesa police officer overdosed on fentanyl while on duty. Will that shock Arizona awake?
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEvery major crisis has a moment that jerks people awake, that knocks them from their slumber and...
Fact-check: Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults?
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. reached a grim milestone in April 2021: more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses...
A wave of loss in opioid epidemic spurs WA tribal leaders, politicians toward a solution
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA recent overdose tragedy in Lummi Nation is prompting one of Washington’s U.S. senators to call on...
SRQ families endure lasting effects of opioid addiction
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNicholas Seth Craft died in 2020 at the age of 27 when he was hit by a driver on Cortez Road in the...