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Drug overdose deaths slightly decline but crisis is far from over in the Bay Area
Fox local via AOL· 5 days agoHo. Since 1999, over a million people have died from a drug overdose in the United States, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse</ ...
'We have to do something with Riverside': Legislators, advocates want immediate improvements
The Progress-Index via Yahoo News· 11 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· 2 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 ...
Over 25 years, Sobriety Court has helped change approach to justice
WOOD via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe 61st District Sobriety Court in downtown Grand Rapids on Wednesday celebrated its 25th...
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· 5 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 ...
'We know we have a problem' Erie County has the highest reported overdose rate in PA.
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMatthew Rink can be reached at mrink@timesnews.com or on X at @ETNRink. This article originally...