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‘Fentanyl is everywhere.’ Wake schools wants to be ready to treat opioid overdoses.
Durham Herald-Sun McClatchy via AOL· 9 hours agoThe policy comes as opioid overdoses and addiction have surged nationally. In 2022, 219 people died...
Drug overdose deaths are down in the U.S. for the first time since 2018
CBS News· 7 days agoDrug overdose deaths decreased last year for the first time since 2018, according to data from the...
Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, 1st decrease in 5 years: CDC
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 7 days agoDrug overdose deaths fell in 2023, marking the first decrease in five years, new provisional federal...
Travis County is shifting focus to prevent overdose deaths as fentanyl ravages the area
The Gilmer Mirror· 2 days ago“Travis County is shifting focus to prevent overdose deaths as fentanyl ravages the area” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization ...
‘Heartening News’: Data Shows First Drop in U.S. Overdose Deaths in 5 Years
US News & World Report· 7 days agoNew data indicates the U.S. experienced its first annual decline in drug overdose deaths in half a decade last year, with ticks down in mortality tied to both opioids overall ...
Travis County has the highest rate of fentanyl deaths in Texas. Why is Austin a hot spot?
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoTwo milligrams, just enough to sit on the tip of a pencil, is enough to kill a...an oxycodone pill....
Which states have the worst substance abuse problems?
Stacker via AOL· 7 days agoThe authors also note that Native Americans, who even before the rise of fentanyl had the highest...
‘The biggest barrier is us’: Existence of overdose prevention centers in Mass. slowed by stigma
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 1 day agoCorey died from an overdose in 2011, as did Sean 10 years later in 2021. Juaire, founder and...
Revealed: Deadly epidemic of super-strength Chinese opioids gripping Britain’s streets
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThis includes 106 deaths in ...Independent. Meanwhile the government this week announced plans to...
Faith Mission installs Narcan vending machine for opioid overdoses
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoFentanyl is a synthetic opioid similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Drug...