Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian today announced the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office has become the first sheriff’s office in the Commonwealth...
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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...
Overdose deaths rise in Western states as focus shifts to Pacific Coast
/ Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, USA, WashingtonFentanyl and meth fuel rising deaths in Alaska, Nevada, Washington and Oregon, prompting harm reduction efforts and tougher prosecutions...
Substance abuse has been an issue that has plagued West Virginia for years, but new data released by the West...
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Southwestern Pennsylvania counties are making sure overdose prevention drugs are everywhere
In Pennsylvania, USAJanuary 24, 2025MI: Munson Healthcare installs Narcan distribution boxes
January 24, 2025OH: ‘People are not alone’: Thrive for Change promotes fentanyl test strips to prevent overdose deaths
January 23, 2025West Virginia Department of Human Services Continues Progress in Reducing Overdose Deaths
In USA, West VirginiaJanuary 23, 2025ME: End of prominent syringe-exchange service in Bangor causes ripple effects
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