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Fort Worth sees increased need to deploy Narcan, firefighters plan community training
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 4 days agoIn 2023, Fort Worth firefighters saw a nearly 25% increase in overdose calls where they’ve had to...
To make progress on HIV epidemic, put lifesaving medicine in vending machines
The Hill· 1 day agoIn 2021, the Biden administration set the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030. If the...
Sheriff's deputies some of county's only first responders carrying opioid overdose drug
Santa Maria Sun· 4 days agoSanta Barbara County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies are some of the county’s only first responders that carry Naloxone nasal spray, better known as Narcan ...
Rise in Fentanyl-Laced Pills Underscores Need for Drug Testing, Harm Reduction
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHeller said that teaching people how to use Narcan and making fentanyl test...This Means For You The...
Sinus Infection and Tooth Pain: What’s the Connection?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis is to see if the person gets better and may not need antibiotics. Watchful waiting is just as...
Craven's Opioid Epidemic Response Team hosts free Narcan training in Havelock, open to the public
New Bern Sun Journal· 1 day agoThis training is recommended for anyone who spends time with people who use opioid drugs to learn...
Are 'deaths of despair' really more common for white Americans? A UCLA report says no
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhile the opioid crisis did raise drug overdose deaths among white Americans...for Community Health...
Fentanyl crisis: Overdoses stop rising in Lee County, but challenges remain
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFirst, overprescription of prescription painkillers like oxycontin in the 1990s led to patient...
Overdose deaths increasing in the county - The Republic News
The Republic News· 14 hours 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, there had ...
Dramatic rise in fentanyl-laced pills seized in Florida, study finds
WPEC CBS12 West Palm Beach· 3 days agoA new study shows a dramatic spike in recreational drugs laced with fentanyl being seized by law...