Because of a partnership among several local agencies fighting against fentanyl and helping prevent overdose deaths, Narcan is now...
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Mesa County has deployed kiosks that offer free and easy access to naloxone. The first kiosk was placed outside...
MA: Middlesex Sheriff’s Office first to install a naloxone vending machine Dispenses free overdose reversal medication
/ Massachusetts, USASheriff Peter J. Koutoujian today announced the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office has become the first sheriff’s office in the Commonwealth...
OR: Multnomah County maps out plans for new 24-hour sobering and crisis stabilization center
/ Oregon, USAOregon’s largest county plans to have a 24-hour sobering and crisis stabilization center to help people make their first...
FL: Attorney General Moody announces 12% decline in fentanyl caused deaths in annual report
/ Florida, USAAttorney General Ashley Moody held a press conference Thursday morning to provide updates on the Florida fentanyl crisis. Moody...
Six nonprofit organizations across the state have been awarded grants for the creation and maintenance of affordable sober housing...
Minnesota’s psychedelic medicine taskforce published their first major report on Wednesday, including their recommendations on the use of psychedelic...
America’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) held its ribbon cutting on Tuesday in Providence, Rhode Island, soon offering...
Wisconsin Suspected Overdose Alerts for Rapid Response (WiSOARR) system will help the state’s efforts to address overdose epidemic The...
Starting November, Seattle will become the first U.S. city where emergency medical technicians and firefighters in the field can...
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- WI: Overdose aid kits with Narcan installed in Fond du Lac. Here’s where to find them.January 10, 2025
- CO: Mesa County offering naloxone at kiosksJanuary 9, 2025
- MA: Middlesex Sheriff’s Office first to install a naloxone vending machine Dispenses free overdose reversal medicationIn Massachusetts, USAJanuary 9, 2025
- OR: Multnomah County maps out plans for new 24-hour sobering and crisis stabilization centerJanuary 9, 2025
- FL: Attorney General Moody announces 12% decline in fentanyl caused deaths in annual reportJanuary 9, 2025