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Letter: We need alternatives to opioids
Bangor Daily News· 2 days agoAs a retired millworker, I have witnessed the devastating impact of the opioid crisis on mill towns throughout Maine and communities around the entire...
Surge in fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario shelters, report finds
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoStatistics Canada data shows that the annual number of emergency beds in Ontario grew by only 15%...
Letter: Decline is encouraging, but still too many opioid-related deaths
The Salem News· 1 day agoWhile we were focused on the opioid crisis and dealing with a pandemic, we have quietly seen the number of people seeking treatment for alcohol addiction ...
US Secretary of Treasury announces plan to combat fentanyl trafficking
WXIA-TV Atlanta· 2 days agoAnother federal official visited Georgia this week. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury...
Science-based addiction treatment in Kentucky and the nation must drive our policies | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 5 days agoAll these hurdles impede timely access to buprenorphine for OUD and fuel our overdose crisis....
Number of DDRD charges filed increasing, but convictions are decreasing, study shows
The Uniontown Herald Standard· 3 days agoThe number of people in Pennsylvania who have been charged for the crime of delivering the drugs that led to another person’s death (DDRD) has increased, but convictions for the offense have ...
Floyd County to receive millions from opioid settlements in never-ending battle with drug addiction
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 3 days agoSheriff Steve Bush said the top three offenses in his jail are drug-related. Over the next 14 years,...
Lifesaving Narcan tough to find in Texas pharmacies
KRGV Rio Grande Valley· 5 days agoWhen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone an over-the-counter medication last summer, health care...
Washington officials sign pledge to shift to treatment-first homelessness approach
The Center Square· 4 days agoThe policy pledge was created by the nonprofit organization Future 42 to counter the “housing-first”...
Some pols blame fentanyl on the undocumented. It’s mostly citizens who are bringing it
News Channel 5 Cleveland· 6 days agoThe following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on...