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Washington health officials turn to emergency rooms in fight against opioid epidemic
Idaho Capital Sun via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoWashington health officials on Monday announced a new program to help emergency room clinicians...
Goodhue County to share in over $20 million in grants to combat the opioid crisis
KIMT Mason City· 7 days agoST. PAUL, Minn. - $20.1 million in new grants have been approved to expand treatment and bolster...
We know how to save Black Americans from overdoses. Will Congress actually do it?
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoIt’s also the treatment most likely to be available to Black communities. The bipartisan Modernizing...
How opioid prescriptions to Medicaid patients in Florida stack up
WKMG ClickOrlando· 1 day agoOphelia explored how U.S. prescription opioid dispense rates in 2021 varied by state using Centers...
Opioid Settlement Funds Foundation Enacts Mission Statement - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting· 17 hours agoThrough settlements from various lawsuits with opioid manufacturers and distributors, West Virginia...
Ky. receives naloxone shipment from drug company accused of fueling the opioid crisis
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 7 days agoKentucky has received nearly 8,000 doses of naloxone from a pharmaceutical company as part of a...
First Foundation adopts mission statement, more as it moves closer to distributing opioid funds
West Virginia Watch via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoA year after being founded and exactly seven months after holding its first meeting, the West...
Report shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over...
WTOP Washington· 17 hours ago“Even while we celebrate progress, there’s a lot of heartbreak and pain because of this epidemic that continues,” the Democratic governor said at a statehouse ceremony. Senate ...
Fentanyl vs Dilaudid: Which Is Better?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFentanyl and drugs related to it are now the main drivers of theopioid epidemic in the United States. In 2022, illegal fentanyl products were responsible...
New Tennessee law lets students, staff carry naloxone in schools
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee students are now allowed to equip themselves with a lifesaving...