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Drug overdose deaths slightly decline but crisis is far from over in the Bay Area
KTVU· 5 days agoSAN JOSE, Calif. - Recent data from the Center for Disease Control says the number of overdose...
Are 'deaths of despair' really more common for white Americans? A UCLA report says no
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAnd statistics for Native Americans weren't factored in at all. "It was burned into the American...
Democrats Beware: A Progressive DA Fights for His Job — in Hipster Portland
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago“The white left decided anarchists were better than cops,” said Holton, faulting “folks outside...
'We have to do something with Riverside': Legislators, advocates want immediate improvements
The Progress-Index via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoA blood thinner she had been put on to reduce the clots caused blood to seep through her skin during...
US drug overdose deaths decreased in 2023 for the first time in five years
CNN.com· 6 days agoAfter a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in...
CDC: U.S. drug overdose deaths fall for first time since 2018
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New...
Pills in Disguise: The Surprising Surge of Fentanyl Seizures
SciTechDaily· 3 days agoThe number of individual pills containing fentanyl seized by law enforcement was 2,300 times greater...
Drug overdoses spiked in these states. But they have dropped elsewhere in the country.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoStudies have shown drug users who use fentanyl test strips might discard drugs, take lower doses or take a "tester" shot, all of which can help reduce overdoses from mistakenly ...
Prosecutor opposes bill to help moms whose babies are born with drugs in system
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCHICAGO — A proposal to change the way Illinois handles new mothers with drug-use disorders is meant to prioritize treatment, but it has prompted “grave concerns” from a prosecutor ...
Drug addiction is a mental health issue and kids are suffering too
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLong-term treatment is still difficult for most kids to obtain because most treatment centers only serve people 18 years of age and older. The post Drug addiction is a mental ...