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Drug overdose deaths in Milwaukee have doubled in the past decade. Here's how you can respond.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOverdoses drug deaths doubled in Milwaukee County from 2010 to 2020. Public health experts say more...
Fentanyl is prevalent in Shelby County, but so is Narcan: here's what you need to know
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFatal overdoses in Shelby County remain in the hundreds every year, and recently finalized data from...
‘Fentanyl Project’ details growing crisis and fatalities in Sarasota
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoActress and director KT Curran has addressed some serious issues in fictional plays, short films and...
Illinois to receive $515 million in latest multi-state opioid settlement
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a settlement Friday with drug manufacturers and...
Is Narcan nasal spray enough? Some say shot needed to fight fentanyl overdoses in Austin.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 12 months agoBlaise Finnegan, who now works for an Austin-area recovery program, was parked in his car outside...
Opioid overdose crisis: Florida expands naloxone distribution to all county health departments
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNaloxone, the life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug, will soon be available at all county health...
America's addiction crisis: It's not just fentanyl. These drugs play a growing role.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIllicit fentanyl, the driving force behind the U.S. overdose epidemic, is increasingly being used in conjunction with methamphetamine, a new report shows. The laboratory Millennium Health said ...
Florida Senate advances fentanyl bills that would increase penalties, OK test strips
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTALLAHASSEE — Two Florida senators moved forward bills on Tuesday aimed at addressing deadly fentanyl overdoses from two different angles. Sen. Jason Brodeur, R-Lake Mary, got a first committee ...
Electric Daisy Carnival returns with music, art and risk of fentanyl overdose
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Electric Daisy Carnival is this weekend, and festival organizers are trying to ensure attendees...
Narcan is becoming harder to find at drugstores across America
The Week via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPhoto collage of several inhalers of Narcan, very sparsely dotted around many empty spaces shaped...