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Nurse who was also an addict gets prison for supplying fatal dose of fentanyl to friend
Erie Times-News· 2 days agoA licensed practical nurse in Erie is headed to state prison for up to 11 years for injecting a...
Overdose deaths increasing in the county - The Republic News
The Republic News· 3 days agoOverdose deaths in Bartholomew County have accelerated over the past couple months and are now outpacing the number of deaths reported at the same point last year. As of Wednesday ...
Has Fentanyl Peaked?
New York Times· 7 days agoFirst, drug epidemics tend to follow a natural course in which the drugs enter a market, spread and then fade away, at least for some time. The opioid...
Sheriff's deputies some of county's only first responders carrying opioid overdose drug
Santa Maria Sun· 6 days agoSheriff’s Office deputies began carrying Naloxone after undergoing training earlier this year as part of a program with the Santa Barbara County Emergency Medical Services...
U.S. police probing Matthew Perry's ketamine death
The Raw Story· 6 days agoU.S. police said Tuesday they are investigating the ketamine overdose death of "Friends" actor Matthew Perry, who died at his luxury Los Angeles home...
Fatal opioid overdoses tied to workplace injuries, state study finds - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 days ago“If we can create safer workplaces, if we can prevent these injuries from happening, it might not...
Craven's Opioid Epidemic Response Team hosts free Narcan training in Havelock, open to the public
New Bern Sun Journal· 4 days agoThis training is recommended for anyone who spends time with people who use opioid drugs to learn...
Wyoming now only state without protections for those who help overdosing friends
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 6 days agoKelsie Maureen Clutter didn’t have to die. “Just one phone call could have saved her life,” said her...
Atlanta gynecologist, pharmacists sentenced in massive 'pill mill' operation
Fox local via AOL· 5 days agoThirteen people, including a gynecologist and two pharmacists based in Atlanta, have been sentenced...
Today in History: June 2, Elizabeth II becomes queen of England
seattlepi.com· 15 hours agoThere are 212 days left in the year. On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London’s Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her ...