
AR: $4 million approved for Arkansas Drug Task Force

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CA: California Assemblymember Akilah Weber, M.D. Announces Legislation Banning the Sale of “Gas Station Heroin”
/ California, USA
On Wednesday, Assemblymember Akilah Weber, M.D. (D-La Mesa) announced her intention to introduce a bill to ban the sale...
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CA: Doctors are as vulnerable to addiction as anyone: California grapples with a response
/ California, USA
As addiction and overdose deaths command headlines across the nation, the Medical Board of California, which licenses MDs, is...
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US: HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine
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Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth As part of a broader overdose prevention strategy,...
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US: Biden-Harris Administration Marks Two Years of Advancements in HHS’ Overdose Prevention Strategy with New Actions to Treat Addiction and Save Lives
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Continuing to build on unprecedented action to expand access to substance use disorder treatment, the Biden-Harris Administration finalizes historic...
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OR: Multnomah County Board of Commissioners declares 90-day fentanyl state of emergency; County, City and State to coordinate response
/ Oregon, USA
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, Feb. 1 voted unanimously to declare a 90-day state of emergency in response...
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NE: Douglas County Health Department unveils multi-agency task force for drug overdose prevention
/ Nebraska, USA
Douglas County is taking steps to prevent drug overdose related deaths with a new program, the Douglas County Overdose...
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Nebraska state senator pushing to make fentanyl testing strips more available
/ Nebraska, USA
A Nebraska State Senator from Omaha is working to prevent fentanyl overdoses in the state. Fentanyl deaths have increased...
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US: How vending machines help states battle the opioid crisis: ‘You don’t know when you’re going to need these products’
/ Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, USA
The vending machines also offer free fentanyl test strips, small strips of paper that can test drugs for the...
Recent Arkansas News
AR: Arkansas to receive $44.5M in installments through 2040 from opioid settlement
June 25, 2025AR: $4 million approved for Arkansas Drug Task Force
June 20, 2024AR: Fentanyl test strips now legal in Arkansas
March 13, 2024AR: App aims to educate Arkansans about drug overdoses
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