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KS: Highlighting the Reno County Drug Court and the importance of drug treatment courts
/ Kansas, USAMay is National Treatment Court Month – and we are highlighting the important role drug treatment courts play in...
Other bills signed by governor include tougher penalties for fentanyl crimes and consolidation of IT services Gov. Laura Kelly...
Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their...
Kansas legislators circumvent board allocating state’s opioid settlement funds, stalling distribution process
/ Kansas, USAThe board has paused further allocating the state’s settlement funds as a result of the legislature’s actions. Editor’s note:...
KS: Using their culture to heal, a Native American sobriety group in Wichita gives back
/ Kansas, USANative Americans in Kansas can often face barriers when seeking help for their recovery. A Wichita group is hoping...
Vending machines have become one of the latest tools in the fight against the opioid crisis. Kansas residents can...
KS: Snapchat CEO Calls on Congress to Advance Senator Marshall’s Cooper Davis Act Addressing Fentanyl Crisis
/ Kansas, USAToday, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel testified in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining big tech and the online child...
Kansas Overdose Response Strategy Team Leverages GIS to Combat Substance Misuse Health Crisis
/ Kansas, USAGovernments across the nation are all struggling with responding to the substance use disorders and overdose deaths that plague...
US: States strive to get opioid overdose drug to more people
/ Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, USALack of awareness and cultural stigma have hampered naloxone distribution. Posing as shoppers, a team of researchers from the...
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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
January 23, 2025