Arkansas grapples with fentanyl crisis
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ND: North Dakota to receive $62M from opioid settlements
/ North Dakota, USA
Gov. Doug Burgum has set up a committee that will determine how the funds should be distributed and used....
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US: FDA To Consider Authorizing Certain Naloxone Products for Over-the-Counter Use
/ Arkansas, USA
In November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a notice of a preliminary assessment regarding the safety...
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AZ: Naloxone Leave Behind program helps first responders save lives
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EMS and law enforcement in Arizona have reported more than 9,600 responses for suspected opioid overdoses in 2022. Naloxone...
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DC: Metro Transit Police Officers Now Equipped With Narcan to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths
/ District of Columbia, USA
Metro worked with The h3 Project DC, a local non-profit organization that helps vulnerable populations, to train all Metro...
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OH: Clark State adds opioid rescue kits on campus
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College implements opioid response education Clark State College will offer kits to help respond to opioid overdoses on campus...
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NE: Omaha woman arrested after 4-year-old boy dies from fentanyl overdose
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The boy died in March 2022 after authorities say he got into a pill bottle A woman is in...
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NJ: Westfield School Teacher Overdoses in Classroom, Authorities Say
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Art teacher Frank Thompson, 57, faces drug and child endangerment charges, police said. A Westfield Public Schools teacher who...
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MI: The animal sedative, also known as “tranq,” has become a part of the illicit drug supply.
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Health officers in Berrien, Calhoun and Kalamazoo Counties hope to fight xylazine with information about its potentially deadly effects....
Recent Arkansas News
- AR: $4 million approved for Arkansas Drug Task ForceJune 20, 2024
- AR: Loosening medical marijuana law could be on Arkansas ballotApril 18, 2024
- AR: Fentanyl test strips now legal in ArkansasMarch 13, 2024
- AR: App aims to educate Arkansans about drug overdosesFebruary 21, 2024
- Arkansas Children’s Establishes $70 Million Groundbreaking Center Focused on Opioids’ Impact on ChildrenNovember 9, 2023
Recent US Posts
- WI: DHS Launches New System to Help Communities Track and Respond to OverdoseNovember 14, 2024
- WA: Seattle Becomes First U.S. City Where EMTs Can Administer BuprenorphineOctober 29, 2024
- Overdose deaths rise in Western states as focus shifts to Pacific CoastOctober 24, 2024
- West Virginia overdose deaths have dropped in 2024, DoHS saysOctober 23, 2024
- Vermont’s Studying Psychedelic Therapy, but Approval Would Take TimeOctober 22, 2024